APPRENTICE

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English aprentis, from Anglo-French apprentiz, from aprendre to learn, from Latin apprendere, apprehendere Date: 14th century 1. one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade, one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling, an inexperienced person ; novice , ~ship noun II. verb (-ticed; -ticing) Date: 1596 transitive verb to set at work as an ~, intransitive verb to serve as an ~