apprenticing Definition

apprentice
noun

1a. Someone, usually a young person, who works for an agreed period of time, often for very low pay, in order to learn a craft or trade;

Thesaurus: trainee, beginner, novice, neophyte, pupil, student, recruit; Antonym: expert.


Example: an apprentice hairdresser
2. Anyone who is relatively unskilled at something or just beginning to learn something.

verb

apprenticed, apprenticing
1. To take someone on as an apprentice.

Etymology: 14c: from French apprentis, from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of.