" apprenticeship "

1: a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career;

  * e.g., " ... only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture "

•  Synonyms : 

•  externship,

•  internship,

•  practicum,

•  training

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a person who helps a more skilled person;

  * e.g., " ... decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adjunct,

•  adjutant,

•  aid,

•  aide,

•  assistant,

•  coadjutor,

•  deputy,

•  helper,

•  helpmate,

•  helpmeet,

•  lieutenant,

•  mate,

•  sidekick

•  Antonyms : 

•  old hand,

•  old-timer,

•  vet,

•  veteran

2: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity;

  * e.g., " ... aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abecedarian,

•  babe,

•  beginner,

•  colt,

•  cub,

•  fledgling,

•  freshman,

•  greenhorn,

•  neophyte,

•  newbie,

•  newcomer,

•  novice,

•  novitiate,

•  punk,

•  recruit,

•  rook,

•  rookie,

•  tenderfoot,

•  tyro,

•  virgin

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a person who helps a more skilled person;

  * e.g., " ... decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adjuncts,

•  adjutants,

•  aides,

•  aids,

•  assistants,

•  coadjutors,

•  deputies,

•  helpers,

•  helpmates,

•  helpmeets,

•  lieutenants,

•  mates,

•  sidekicks

•  Antonyms : 

•  old hands,

•  old-timers,

•  veterans,

•  vets

2: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity;

  * e.g., " ... aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abecedarians,

•  babes,

•  beginners,

•  colts,

•  cubs,

•  fledglings,

•  freshmen,

•  greenhorns,

•  neophytes,

•  newbies,

•  newcomers,

•  novices,

•  novitiates,

•  punks,

•  recruits,

•  rookies,

•  rooks,

•  tenderfeet,

•  tyros,

•  virgins

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)