Apprentice vs Prentice - What's the difference?
apprentice | prentice |
A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
(historical) 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.
(dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
To be an apprentice to.
(obsolete) An apprentice.
* 1682 , John Lacy, Sir Hercules Buffoon, or The Poetical Squire , Act II, scene iv,
(obsolete) To apprentice.
Prentice is a synonym of apprentice.
As nouns the difference between apprentice and prentice
is that apprentice is a trainee, especially in a skilled trade while prentice is an apprentice.As verbs the difference between apprentice and prentice
is that apprentice is to put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business while prentice is to apprentice.As a proper noun Prentice is
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Alternative forms
* apprentise (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)See also
* * *Verb
(apprentic)- Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.
References
* *prentice
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Noun
(s)- Faith, bind him prentice to a lord; by the same rule he'll be a lord when he's out of his time.
