English → Latin
“apprentice” in Latin
magistermaster, chief, head, superior, director, president, leader, commander, conductor; teacher, instructor, educator of childtīrōrecruit; apprentice (one that is young in age); beginner, novice, tyro, neophyte, freshman, greenhorn
The English word apprentice itself goes back to Latin prehendō, through apprendō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apprentice
discipulus artificia or magistri (v. Cic., De Or., 3, 9, 35): puer discens (both for pupil generally; the latter, if he is a lad under seventeen): tiro (one still a beginner in his art): tabernae alumnus (pupil, lad, etc., of a handicraftsman or shopkeeper; e.g., tabernae sutrinae alumnus, a shoemaker’s apprentice). ☞ None of these words fully express our notion of an apprentice: perhaps ab aliquo in disciplinam receptus, or ab aliquo in disciplinam sollemni ritu receptus. To receive a lad as one’s apprentice, puerum sollemni ritu in disciplinam recipere.
apprentice v.
puerum tradere opifici in disciplinam (of the father, etc.): dare puerum in tabernam opificis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apprentice?
- The usual Latin words for “apprentice” are magister, tīrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.