APPRENTICE Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ə-ˈpren-təs

Definition of apprentice

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated

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as in novice

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues

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verb

as in to job

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Recent Examples of apprentice

Noun

There, King Charles works with head gardener Gráinne Ring and her team of 15, including apprentices, to cultivate the 15 acres of blooms, hedges, trees and more. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 The sad thing was that within days of becoming an apprentice, he was packed off to hospital for a cartilage operation on a knee that, 10 years later, would bring a permanent end to his career. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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Part of the Washington County community’s first significant wave of youth lacrosse players and a 2010 graduate of its high school, the critical care paramedic apprenticed as an assistant at his alma mater and is now the team’s sixth-year head coach. — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026 The younger Angel played sax in the family band, went to barber college in Pasadena, apprenticed in Williams, then came home in 1950 to take over his father’s old shop along Route 66. — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for apprentice

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprentice

Noun

At Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, assistant music professor Benjamin Guerrero is co-teaching a class next year with a computer scientist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Gainesville quickly lured Grayson’s coach, Santavious Bryant, a former Gainesville assistant, as Niblett’s replacement.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

Knowledgeable bartenders guide novices and obsessives alike, making an overwhelming list feel approachable rather than intimidating.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
With tastings, master classes, wine-and-food pairing seminars, conversations, concerts, and in several cases, auctions, wine festivals offer something for everyone from novice to expert.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Definition of novice

Noun

The activity's simplicity means beginners can start light and progress gradually, even using household items for weight.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The property is just a five-minute walk from the Côte des Basques beach (one of the best beginner-friendly surf beaches in the city), and close to the restaurants and bars of the Beaurivage neighborhood (known locally as ‘Bibi’).

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of beginner

Verb

The expansion after that came through Paul Newman spotting different needs in different areas, and finding a local champion to partner with.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
The companies that partner with the conference have to be either hiring in Atlanta or allowing their employees to work remotely in the city so as to not promote a migration of talent, Samuels said.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

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Chris Brazzell, the rookie the Panthers were counting on to be an occasional player and deep-ball threat for Young, was carted off Wednesday with a knee injury.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Later, Royals rookie duo Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone added RBI hits.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026