Apprentice
/əˈprɛn.tɪs/noun
A person who is learning a trade from a skilled worker.
Did you know?Apprentice comes through Old French from Latin *apprehendere*, meaning “to seize, grasp, take hold of,” so the original idea was not just learning a skill, but being “taken on” into a master’s grip.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
apprehendere
“to seize, take hold of, grasp”
Old French
OF
aprentiz
“a learner or trainee, especially in a craft”
Middle English
ME
apprentis
“a person bound to learn a trade under a master”
Modern English
English
apprentice
“a beginner trained under an expert in a trade or profession”
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