apprentice

«apprentice» in Mova's school dictionary: A young person who learns a trade or skill by working… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an apprentice, apprentices); verb (be apprenticed to)

meaning for a pupil

1) A young person who learns a trade or skill by working with a skilled worker, usually for a set time and a small wage. tree →

2) A beginner learning from an expert in any field. tree →

3) (verb, passive) «be apprenticed to» means to be sent to work and learn under a master. tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life apprentices train as builders, mechanics, hairdressers and chefs. In stories the apprentice learns from a wizard, a blacksmith or a ship's captain (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). Phrases: «an apprentice electrician», «apprentice to», «be apprenticed to».

examples

• My brother is an apprentice plumber. tree →
• In the story the wizard's apprentice caused a flood. tree →
• She was apprenticed to a dressmaker. tree →
• Apprentices learn by watching and doing. tree →
• The apprentice swept the workshop floor every morning. tree →
• After four years the apprentice became a master carpenter. tree →
• "What should you say, uncle, to taking me as an apprentice? tree →

note

Countable. «An apprentice» (vowel sound). The training period is an apprenticeship. In stories the apprentice often makes a mistake when the master is away.

In the corpora

• Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur was as thine apprentice in traffic.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apprentice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.