# apprenticed

Pronunciation: say "uh-PREN-tist" /əˈpɹɛntɪst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of apprentice. — simple past and past participle of apprentice
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of apprentice. Use it for learning a job from a skilled worker in the past.
   - _At fourteen he was apprenticed to a printer in Boston._
   - _She apprenticed under a master violin maker for six years before opening her own workshop._

## Adjective

2. Serving as an apprentice: being trained in a trade or craft under someone already skilled in it.
   - Simple: Working as a learner who is being trained in a job by a skilled worker.
   - _The apprenticed electricians work alongside a licensed electrician on every job._
   - _Most of the bakery's night staff are apprenticed, learning the craft under the head baker._

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