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Meaning of apprentice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
əˈpɹɛntɪs

Definitions

  1. A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
  2. trainee
  3. 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.
    historical
  4. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
    dated

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca şagird
Беларуская вучань
Български чирак
Čeština učeň
Dansk lærling
Ελληνικά μαθητευόμενος
Français apprenti
Galego aprendiz
Magyar gyakornok inas segéd tanonc tanuló
Հայերեն աշակերտ
Íslenska lærlingur
Қазақша оқушы шәкірт
한국어 견습생 도제
Кыргызча окуучу үйрөнчүк
Latina discipulus
Lietuvių mokinė mokinys
Македонски калфа чирак чирачка
Bahasa Melayu perantis
Português aprendiz
Română ucenic ucenică
Slovenčina učeň
Slovenščina Vajenec
Shqip çirak
Svenska lärling
Tagalog aralan
Türkçe bılız Çalçı çırak öğrenci
ئۇيغۇرچە ئوقۇغۇچى شاگىرت
Українська учениця учень
اردو شاگِرْد

Examples

“To this end a well-equipped and keenly-run apprentice training school has been in operation at Eastleigh since 1958 and here apprentices are given a good grounding in a number of trades, followed by a thorough training in the trade to which they become allocated.”
“Scottish rail suppliers have told the Government that they can only reach their target of employing 500 apprentices if they are given a clear pipeline of work, rather than having to endure the current stop-go programme.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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