prentices

Novices under masters

Prentices is the plural of prentice, a shortened form of apprentice.

The word appears mainly in historical or literary contexts: The master took on three new prentices that year.

Like its parent word, it refers to someone learning a trade or craft under supervision.

apprentices

journeymen

Qualified skilled laborers

artisan · tradesmen · workshop · novice · protégé · disciple · pupil · fledgling · greenhorn · tradecraft

training

instruction

Guidance for action

supervision · demonstration · repetition · observation · imitation · correction · drilling · exercises · proficiency · competence

hierarchy

master

Authority or controller

  • guildProfessional mutual-aid society
  • rankPosition in hierarchy
  • advancementForward movement or promotion

progression · status · promotion · graduation · certification · examination · masterwork · trial · admission · membership

crafts

blacksmithing

Forging iron by hand

tailoring · woodworking · metalwork · glassblowing · leatherwork · stonemasonry · goldsmithing · silversmithing · cooperage · farriery

Opposites
skill/mastery level

prenticesmasters

Those with dominion

master craftsmen · journeymen · experts · adepts · professionals

hierarchical role

prenticesmasters

Those with dominion

mentors · instructors · teachers · supervisors · trainers

Family

apprentice, apprenticeship, apprenticed, apprenticing, prentice

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