<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber</li><li>a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade</li><li>a learner; novice; tyro</li><li>an enlisted person receiving specialized training (U.S. Navy)</li><li>a jockey with less than one year's experience who has won fewer than 40 races</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade</li><li>to serve as an apprentice</li></ul>