prentice
[noun]
Synonyms: novice, apprentice, beginner, boot, freshman, neophyte, newcomer, novitiate, recruit, rookie
[adjective]
Synonyms: crude, coarse, inexpert

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prentice noun, adjective, & verb. ['prɛntɪs] Now chiefly dial. & N. Amer. ME.
[Aphet. from APPRENTICE.]
A. noun.
1. = APPRENTICE noun 1. ME.

2. = APPRENTICE noun 2. LME-M16.

3. = APPRENTICE noun 3. L15-L16.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Characteristic of or pertaining to an apprentice or beginner; apprenticed; inexperienced, gauche. L16.
Times Literary Supplement It is unfair to print such academic prentice-work..with the work of experienced professionals.
C. verb trans. = APPRENTICE verb. L16.

■ prenticeship noun = APPRENTICESHIP M16.

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