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
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Expanding other educational pathways, such as vocational programs and apprenticeships, has become a more comfortable talking point for Democrats in recent years.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Which may explain my ignorance of fish forks, tines, and my 32 year apprenticeship in how best to load a dishwasher.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
The initiative is intended to provide community college apprenticeship program students with a direct path to credit certificates and degrees.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Kamala Harris has laid out an economic plan aimed at Black men, appealing to an essential voting bloc, that would offer more apprenticeships and entrepreneurship loans to the community.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Which may explain my ignorance of fish forks, tines, and my 32 year apprenticeship in how best to load a dishwasher.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
The initiative is intended to provide community college apprenticeship program students with a direct path to credit certificates and degrees.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Kamala Harris has laid out an economic plan aimed at Black men, appealing to an essential voting bloc, that would offer more apprenticeships and entrepreneurship loans to the community.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprenticeship. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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