Synonyms of apprentice

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noun

ə-ˈpren-təs 

1

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person

decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistant
• aide
• adjutant
• aid
• deputy
• sidekick
• lieutenant
• servant
• adjunct
• helper
• maid
• employee
• mate
• coadjutor
• helpmate
• worker
• helpmeet
• laborer
• attendant
• maidservant
• subordinate
• handmaiden
• scullion
• hireling
• help
• auxiliary
• underling
• hand
• right hand
• legman
• swamper
• girl Friday
• aide-de-camp
• man Friday
• gal Friday

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novice
• beginner
• rookie
• newcomer
• freshman
• recruit
• fledgling
• greenhorn
• tyro
• student
• virgin
• newbie
• novitiate
• colt
• tenderfoot
• rook
• neophyte
• cub
• trainee
• punk
• babe
• abecedarian
• amateur
• boot
• candidate
• learner
• dabbler
• dilettante
• entrant
• probationer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veteran
• master
• vet
• expert
• professional
• pro
• old-timer
• old hand

apprentice

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verb

as in to job

Related Words

• job
• partner
• recruit
• hire
• employ
• contract
• subcontract
• fee
• pay
• sign (up or on)
• retain
• take on
• assume
• lay on
• enlist
• rehire
• engage
• place
• reemploy
• upgrade
• reengage
• scout
• keep (on)
• promote
• advance
• headhunt

Dissimilar Words

• lay off
• can
• lock out
• ax
• dismiss
• sack
• fire
• furlough
• discharge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprentice

Noun

Eligible watchmaking students and apprentices may apply from Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany and, as of this edition, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Beyond laboratory research, US officials intend to use the equipment as a training ground for apprentices and university recruits, helping train the next generation of weapons-control specialists. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

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