name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
prentice
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name
Meaning 2
A town and village therein, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
An apprentice.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
To apprentice.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 5
works for an expert to learn a trade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: apprentice, learner
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Broader terms: novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
Narrower terms: printer's devil
History
Etymology
From prentice.
An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice.