journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn]

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.

journeyman

/ 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

journeyman

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of journeyman¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of journeyman¹

C15: from _journey (in obsolete sense: a day's work) + _man

Example Sentences

"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."

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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.

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

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

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“They framed the whole house, and the garage, in three days. Thirty journeymen framers. Because of her,” said Koerner, his voice breaking as he recalled the house-raising that began in mid-July.

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