Proteges - English meaning

noun

A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

Usage examples:

An apprentice electrician

verb

Employ (someone) as an apprentice.

Usage examples:

Edward was apprenticed to a printer

noun

Someone who works for an expert to learn a particular skill or job

Usage examples:

He worked for two years as a plumber’s apprentice, [ i ] i apprenticed with my father, who was a st…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.

Usage examples:

A single man with no dependants

noun

Someone who depends on you for financial support, for example, a child or family member who cannot work

Usage examples:

As she has no dependants, the experts agreed there was no need for ms dewsbury to have life cover a…

noun

A personal follower of christ during his life, especially one of the twelve apostles.

Usage examples:

Jesus' apostles and disciples in the early church felt the importance of prayer ahead of missionary…

noun

A person who believes in the ideas of a leader, esp. a religious or political one, and tries to live according to those ideas

Usage examples:

Jesse jackson was a disciple of martin luther king, jr.

noun

The action or process of discovering or being discovered.

Usage examples:

The discovery of the body

noun

A dessert apple of a variety with crisp flesh and bright red skin.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

noun

The act of finding something that had not been known before

Usage examples:

[ c ] many scientific discoveries have been made by accident., [ u ] the discovery of gold in calif…

noun

A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.

Usage examples:

Followers of nietzsche

noun

Someone who obeys or supports another person or that person’s ideas

Usage examples:

The newly elected governor appeared overcome with emotion as he thanked his followers., they are en…

noun

A company or product that only makes new changes, enters a market, etc. after other companies or products have done this first

Usage examples:

Law firms are not leaders in business, they are followers., our analysis supports the view of germa…

noun

A child who is fostered or adopted.

Usage examples:

His son and fosterlings were well received in the town.

noun

Someone who is given support and advice about their job by a mentor (= a more experienced person who helps them)

Usage examples:

He was assigned an employee as a mentee to help prepare him for a more senior post.

noun

A person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher.

Usage examples:

They are former pupils of the school

noun

The dark circular opening in the centre of the iris of the eye, which varies in size to regulate the amount of light reaching the retina.

Usage examples:

Your pupils are dilated

noun

A person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.

Usage examples:

A student of sociology

noun

A person who is studying at a school, college, or university

Usage examples:

He is a student at the university of california., as a nurse, you get to be a student of human natu…

noun

A person who is studying at a college, university, or school

Usage examples:

He was a student at bristol university., school/university/college students, a student of sth any s…

noun

A person undergoing training for a particular job or profession.

Usage examples:

Trainee solicitors

noun

A person who is learning and practicing new skills, esp. ones connected with a job

Usage examples:

We have three new trainees in the accounting department.

noun

A person who is learning the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job

Usage examples:

A trainee accountant/manager/teacher, he started his career as a trainee with an advertising agency…

noun

A separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient.

Usage examples:

A children's ward

verb

Any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size.

suffix

(forming adverbs) towards the specified place or direction.

Usage examples:

Eastwards