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sorcerer's apprentice

sorcerer's apprentice noun: person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control.

Noun

sorcerer's apprentice (plural sorcerer's apprentices)

  1. (derogatory) Person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control.

Forms of sorcerer's apprentice

pluralsorcerer's apprentices

Origin of sorcerer's apprentice

Calque of French apprenti-sorcier, itself a calque of German Zauberlehrling.

Questions about sorcerer's apprentice

What does sorcerer's apprentice mean?
Sorcerer's apprentice means person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control.
What part of speech is sorcerer's apprentice?
Sorcerer's apprentice is a noun.
What is the plural of sorcerer's apprentice?
The plural of sorcerer's apprentice is sorcerer's apprentices.

Words near sorcerer's apprentice in the dictionary

  1. sorceled
  2. sorcell
  3. sorcelled
  4. sorcelling
  5. sorcerer
  6. sorcerer's apprentice
  7. sorcerer's apprentices
  8. sorcerer's stone
  9. sorcerer's stones
  10. sorcerers
  11. sorcerers stone

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