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Would-be journeyman
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apprentice
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apprentice \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 .] One who is bound by indentures ...
Wikipedia
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Apprentice is a PC point-and-click amateur adventure game released by Herculean Effort Productions as freeware in 2003. It was created using Adventure Game Studio . The game begins with a dream of a young wizard apprentice, Pib, in which he is confronted ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from apprentice (n.). Related: Apprenticed ; apprenticing .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE young ▪ Graeme did all the cooing at first but has now turned his saucepans over to his talented young apprentice , Steve Webb. ▪ While they were drinking the tea, a young apprentice arrived. ▪ Once at work, what ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: learner , prentice ]
Usage examples of apprentice.
The older apprentice, Charlie, sauntered into their office, whistling a tune, and smiling cheekily at the two women.
No sooner had she stopped, than Charlie, the older apprentice, appeared from the front of the garage, sauntered across the ground between the garage and the road, and casually climbed into the passenger seat of the expensive car.
The tiny white van, holding back in case the apprentice should turn and see them, proceeded at a safe distance, following the quarry past the school and the new flats until they reached the University gate.
There was no real reason for them to follow the apprentice and this woman.
Matekoni were to try to persuade the apprentice to return, it might work, but at the same time it could have dire consequences for his future behaviour.
This man can then do all the unskilled work in the garage, as if he were an apprentice on the first day of his apprenticeship.
MATEKONI was busy at lunchtime, taking the remaining apprentice off with him to deal with a breakdown out on the Molepolole Road.
But in her view there was always more beneath the surface, and they had of course seen the lady and the apprentice drive into Mr J.
What if there were to be an article in the newspapers reporting that an apprentice from Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors had been arrested by the police in connection with some racket?
Matekoni was off fetching spare parts from the motor trades distributor with whom he dealt, and Mr Polopetsi was helping the younger apprentice to fix the suspension on a hearse.
The apprentice was standing beside the car on which they had been working and was looking at them intently.
Matekoni had explained to the apprentice what needed to be done to the car which had been brought in for servicing, the three of them set off in the truck, leaving Mma Makutsi alone in the office.
Mma Makutsi had witnessed the scene from the office doorway, standing just far back enough not to be seen by the chastened apprentice, but in a good position to listen to what was said.
He had assumed that the return of the apprentice would mean the end of his job, and there was a resignation about his manner that day and the next.
Only when an apprentice became a journeyman was it usual for him to take private quarters.