apprentice
apprentice is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
- 2.(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.
- 3.To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedarian
- about
- activity
- adventure
- alphabetarian
- alumnus
- amateur
- and
- anvil
- apostle
- articled
- auditor
- begin
- beginner
- beginning
- betake
- break
- broach
- business
- catechumen
- chela
- class
- clerk
- college
- compact
- condisciple
- contract
- debutant
- determination
- devote
- disciple
- eleve
- embark
- emprise
- engage
- engagement
- enterprise
- execution
- fall
- fellow-commoner
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is apprentice.
- What is one not well versed in a subject; a tyro called?
- What is a barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [Obs.] Blackstone called?
- What is to bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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