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Definition apprentice in British English

apprentice noun

[countable] noun
/əˈprentɪs/
1

someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work that they do

Example

He became an engineering apprentice with a local firm.

Example

an apprentice carpenter

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Definition apprentice in British English