aprendiz

apprentice

noun ah-pren-DEES Rare

Also means

trainee

Usage Note

Aprendiz is masculine; the feminine is aprendiza. Note the z → c shift in the plural: aprendices. It describes someone learning a trade or profession under a mentor, equivalent to 'apprentice' or 'trainee'. The phrase aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada is the Spanish equivalent of 'jack of all trades, master of none'.

Examples

"El aprendiz observó cómo el chef preparaba el plato."

Natural Translation

The apprentice watched how the chef prepared the dish.

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