apprentice
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noun
a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages:
見習い(工); 〘史〙 徒弟; 〖形容詞的に〗見習いの, 修業中の.
e.g. as modifier : an apprentice electrician.
usually as modifier a beginner at something:
初心者(beginner).
e.g. an apprentice confidence trickster.
verb with object
employ (someone) as an apprentice:
｟やや古｠ ; 〖通例be ～d〗 «…に» 見習いに出ている «to» .
e.g. Edward was apprenticed to a printer.
no object North American serve as an apprentice:
｟米｠ (見習いとして)修業する.
e.g. she apprenticed with midwives in San Francisco.
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).