ap ‧ pren ‧ tice /əˈprentəs, əˈprentɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: aprentis , from aprendre 'to learn' , from Latin apprehendere ; ⇨ ↑ apprehend ]
someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job:
She works in the hairdresser’s as an apprentice.
an apprentice electrician
—apprentice verb [transitive usually passive] :
He was apprenticed to a local architect.