/ əˈprentɪs; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
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
■ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] apprentice sb (to sb) (as sth) ( old-fashioned ) to make sb an apprentice
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle 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 ).