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journey man

[jur-nee-muhn]

jour·ney·man

[jur-nee-muhn]
noun, plural -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 man1
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journeyman definition


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

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