apprenticeship
noun
ap·pren·tice·ship
ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship 
ə-ˈpren-təs-ˌship
1
: a position as an apprentice : an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another
He obtained an apprenticeship with a carpenter.
Later that year, he decided to become a barrister—a career that requires acceptance into an apprenticeship …—
Sidney Blumenthal
Sidney Blumenthal2
: the period of time when a person is an apprentice
During most of his apprenticeship he lived in Paris …—Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warrena two-year apprenticeship
Examples of apprenticeship in a Sentence
only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture
Recent Examples on the Web
On top of its direct subsidies, the CHIPS Act contains support for numerous public-private partnerships and training programs: scholarships, apprenticeships, community college technician training, professional retraining schemes, and more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024
That assault on truth, in many ways, began with Trump’s apprenticeship under Roy Cohn.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
That assault on truth, in many ways, [with Trump’s] apprenticeship under Roy Cohn.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2024
His brother had served his own apprenticeship in London and returned to Boston to found and edit the New-England Courant, the fourth paper in the colonies (and the third in Boston).
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024
That assault on truth, in many ways, began with Trump’s apprenticeship under Roy Cohn.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
That assault on truth, in many ways, [with Trump’s] apprenticeship under Roy Cohn.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2024
His brother had served his own apprenticeship in London and returned to Boston to found and edit the New-England Courant, the fourth paper in the colonies (and the third in Boston).
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for apprenticeship
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprenticeship. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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