apprenticed

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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

After Brooks apprenticed as a teen entertaining in the Catskills and served in World War II, Sid Caesar hired the young comedian on his own dime to write for “Your Show of Shows.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Edwin Goodman apprenticed with Bergdorf and the two eventually became partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 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

For the next stage of my education in the Fishery, I was apprenticed to Manet, the old, wild-haired student I’d met during my first days at the University.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss