apprentice

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someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills:

Most of the work was done by apprentices.

an apprentice carpenter

to make someone an apprentice:

Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio in Florence for three years.

someone who works for an expert to learn a particular skill or job:

He worked for two years as a plumber’s apprentice

someone who works for an employer for an agreed period of time in order to learn a new skill, often for a low wage:

He formerly worked as a machinist apprentice in Boeing's Everett assembly plant.

The 1,200-member ironworkers union has some 300 apprentices in various stages of training.