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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