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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

/ ˈɜːɪə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

journeyman

  1. A skilled artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of journeyman1

1425–75; late Middle English journeman, equivalent to journee a day's work ( journey ) + man man
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of journeyman1

C15: from journey (in obsolete sense: a day's work) + man
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And John is kind of a journeyman actor —actually, funny enough, was an extra in the movie “Munich,” which also was about the Olympic hostage crisis.

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In the eighth inning of a late May game in Cincinnati, journeyman pitcher Yohan Ramírez was struggling mightily when Roberts came to the mound.

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Certainly, they will add another starting pitcher or two — Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki is one leading candidate — and they will probably add a bullpen arm and veteran journeyman outfielder.

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He arrived as an under-the-radar journeyman, a Mexican utility player signed to a minor league contract.

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They had no trouble shutting down offenses led by rookie quarterbacks still adjusting to the NFL or journeyman veterans.

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