ap·pren·tice
ə-ˈpren-təs 
often attributive
1
a
: one bound by indenture (see indenture entry 1 sense 1a(3)) to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade
b
: one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling
a carpenter's apprentice
compare journeyman sense 1, master entry 1 sense 1c
2
: an inexperienced person : novice
an apprentice in cooking
apprenticed; apprenticing
: to set at work as an apprentice
especially
: to bind to an apprenticeship by contract or indenture
: to serve as an apprentice
Examples of apprentice in a Sentence
Noun
decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated
aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
Verb
He apprenticed with a master carpenter for two years.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The Clone Wars features several fan favorites, including Anakin’s apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, who wouldn’t appear in live-action until The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and finally her own series, Ahsoka.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Born in Budapest in 1921, originally destined to be a chemist in the cosmetics trade, she was instead apprenticed to the Hungarian Handbag Guild.
—airmail.news, 27 July 2024
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Noun
Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The Clone Wars features several fan favorites, including Anakin’s apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, who wouldn’t appear in live-action until The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and finally her own series, Ahsoka.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Baik worked for years in New York at Eleven Madison Park and Chef’s Table, and apprenticed under Nozomu Abe of Sushi Noz.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Born in Budapest in 1921, originally destined to be a chemist in the cosmetics trade, she was instead apprenticed to the Hungarian Handbag Guild.
—airmail.news, 27 July 2024
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“Apprentice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprentice. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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apprentice
1 of 2 noun
ap·pren·tice
ə-ˈprent-əs
: a person who is learning a trade or art by experience under a skilled worker
apprentice
2 of 2 verb
apprenticed; apprenticing
: to set at work as an apprentice
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