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Journeyman
//ˈd͡ʒɝnimən// noun
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Noun
- 1 A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
"[…] toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year."
- 2 a male professional whose work is consistently of high quality wordnet
- 3 A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day. derogatory, sometimes
- 4 A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
"The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title."
Etymology
From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.
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