sorcerer's apprentice
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English
Etymology
Calque of French apprenti-sorcier, itself a calque of German Zauberlehrling.
Noun
sorcerer's apprentice (plural sorcerer's apprentices)
- (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.
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