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Definition of: apprentice
(ə·pren′tis) noun
1. One who is bound by a legal agreement to serve another for an agreed period of time in order to learn a trade or business.
2. Any learner or beginner.
—v.t. ·ticed, ·tic·ing To bind or take on as an apprentice. [ <OF aprentis < aprendre teach <L apprehendere comprehend. See APPREHEND.]
—ap·pren′tice·ship noun
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