apprentice | Definition of apprentice

Synonyms and Antonyms of apprentice

1 a person who helps a more skilled person

decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated

Synonyms of apprentice

adjunct, adjutant, aid, aide, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Words Related to apprentice

attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant

auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling

employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker

gal Friday, girl Friday

man Friday, right hand

2 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

Synonyms of apprentice

abecedarian, babe, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin

Words Related to apprentice

amateur, dabbler, dilettante

learner, student, trainee

candidate, entrant, probationer

Near Antonyms of apprentice

expert, master, pro, professional

Antonyms of apprentice

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran