journeyman

American  

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /

noun

plural

journeymen

1. a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.

2. any experienced, competent but routine worker or performer.

3. a person hired to do work for another, usually for a day at a time.

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journeyman British  

/ ˈdʒɜːnɪmən /

noun

1. a craftsman, artisan, etc, who is qualified to work at his trade in the employment of another

2. a competent workman

3. (formerly) a worker hired on a daily wage

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journeyman Cultural  

1. A skilled artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself.

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Etymology

Origin of journeyman

1425–75; late Middle English journeman, equivalent to journee a day's work ( journey ) + man man

Example Sentences

Would this consummate journeyman ever have imagined that she’d be starring in feature films and a Broadway play in her 90s?

From Los Angeles Times

"People aren't going to remember Anthony Joshua for knocking out Jake Paul - George Foreman and Muhammad Ali fought fad events and journeymen, and nobody talks about that anymore."

From BBC

It’s an irony not lost on Crudup, a journeyman actor long admired for his craft and emotional precision, now drawing renewed attention for playing a man defined by the life he didn’t get.

From Los Angeles Times

Most important, there was Will Klein, a hard-throwing journeyman on his third team this year.

From Los Angeles Times

And quarterback Lamar Jackson is injured, too, so journeyman backup Cooper Rush is starting in his place.

From Los Angeles Times