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prentice

1 American  
[pren-tis] / ˈprɛn tɪs /

noun

Informal.

  1. apprentice.

Prentice 2 American  
[pren-tis] / ˈprɛn tɪs /

noun

  1. a male given name.

prentice British  
/ ˈprɛntɪs /

noun

  1. an archaic word for apprentice

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Other Word Forms

  • underprentice noun

Etymology

Origin of prentice

1250–1300; Middle English; aphetic form of apprentice

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