journeyman
English
Etymology
From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɝnimən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɜːnimən/
Noun
journeyman (plural journeymen)
- a tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 26
- " [...] toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 26
- a competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day
- (sports) 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.
Translations
tradesman who has served an apprenticeship
See also
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