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Pronunciation:  u'prentis

WordNet Dictionary
  1. [n]  works for an expert to learn a trade
  2. [v]  be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

APPRENTICE is a 10 letter word that starts with A.


 Synonyms: learner, prentice
 See Also: beginner, initiate, novice, prepare, printer's devil, tiro, train, tyro



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
  1. \Ap*pren"tice\, n. [OE. apprentice, prentice, OF.
    aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L.
    apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the
    mind), to comprehend. See {Apprehend}, {Prentice}.]
    1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to
       serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time,
       with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his
       master is bound to instruct him.
    2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
    3. (Old law) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of
       sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the
       rank of serjeant. [Obs.] --Blackstone.
  2. \Ap*pren"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprenticed}; p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Apprenticing}.]
    To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the
    purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
Dream Dictionary
 Definition: If you dream that you are an apprentice, it means that your road to success will be full of challenges and hard work, but you will be satisfied with the outcome.
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