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journeymen
jour·ney·man
/
ˈdʒɜr
ni
mən
/
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[
jur
-nee-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
jour·ney·men.
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.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
journeman,
equivalent to
journee
a day's work (see
journey
) +
man
man
1
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journeyman
(ˈdʒɜːnɪmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
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
[C15: from
journey
(in obsolete sense: a day's work) +
man
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
journeyman definition
A skilled artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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