Apprentice and Guru

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Apprentice noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.

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Guru is an antonym for apprentice.

Guru noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

Usage example: one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing

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Apprentice is an antonym for guru.

old	old apprentice	old guru
particular	particular apprentice	particular guru
energetic	energetic apprentice	energetic guru
evil	evil apprentice	evil guru
Other adjectives: main, new, skilled, religious, official, last, aging, self-proclaimed.

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