- (n.) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
- (n.) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
- (n.) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.
- (v.t.) To bind to or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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