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apprenticed



ADJECTIVE
indentured
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Samuel Slater, born in 1768 into a farming family in Derbyshire, England, was apprenticed at age 14 to the owner of a cotton mill that was using the novel Arkwright water frame.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

At age 17, Homer was apprenticed to a Boston lithographer, where he practiced his draftsmanship and learned about composition, process and business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

She never learned to write, but she was apprenticed in 1815 as a “servant” for “housewifery” to William Reeves until she turned 18.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

He settled in Seattle’s small Jewish community, based near today’s Yesler Terrace, and began working in the jewelry business, having apprenticed as a silversmith and watchmaker back in Germany.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

“Ranofer. I remember. How do you fare now, Ranofer? You are apprenticed at some goldhouse, I suppose.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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