Meaning

3 senses
  1. A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

    Lehrling, Auszubildender, Auszubildende

    учени́кučeník, учени́цаučeníca, подмасте́рьеpodmastérʹje

    підма́йстерpidmájster, підма́йстеркаpidmájsterka, у́ченьúčenʹ

    works for an expert to learn a trade

  2. (historical)One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

    Lehrling, Lehrtochter

    подмасте́рьеpodmastérʹje

    підма́йстерpidmájster, підма́йстеркаpidmájsterka

  3. (dated)One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Have you met my new apprentice?

    deHast du schon meinen neuen Lehrling kennengelernt?

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  2. Would you like to be my apprentice?

    ruХотел бы ты стать моим учеником?

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  3. Do you want to be my apprentice?

    ruХочешь быть моим учеником?

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  4. Tom spent a decade as an apprentice.

    deTom war zehn Jahre lang Lehrling.

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  5. I'm still an apprentice.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
trainee, especially in a skilled trade:
Русский
By meaning 1
trainee, especially in a skilled trade:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
trainee, especially in a skilled trade:
historical: one who is bound to serve a tradesperson with a view to learn his art or trade:

Origin

From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprent

From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.

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