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Definition of apprentice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

apprentice

noun
 
/əˈprentɪs/
 
/əˈprentɪs/
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  1. a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job
    • an apprentice electrician/chef
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryApprentice is used before these nouns:
    • chef
    • electrician
    • jockey
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aprentis (from apprendre ‘learn’, from Latin apprehendere ‘apprehend’), on the pattern of words ending in -tis, -tif, from Latin -tivus (see -ive).
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