Journeyman Definition

jûrnē-mən
journeymen
noun
journeymen
A worker for a daily wage.
Webster's New World
A worker who has served an apprenticeship and is therefore qualified to work at a specified trade.
Webster's New World
Any sound, experienced, but not brilliant craftsman or performer.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Journeyman

Noun

Singular:
journeyman
Plural:
journeymen

Origin of Journeyman

  • Middle English journeiman journei a day's work journey man man man

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”) +‎ -man

    From Wiktionary

Journeyman Sentence Examples

  • He learned how to set type, and as a journeyman printer he wandered widely, going even as far east as New York.

  • Also living in the house are five journeyman bakers (ranging in age from 15 to 24) and a female general servant.

  • They really looked exactly what they are - a motley bunch of journeyman footballers only suited to lower league football.

  • A journeyman goldsmith who later started his own business.

  • She was born in 1857 in Bootle, Lancashire, the daughter of Ben THORPE, a journeyman stonemason, and Sarah TURNER.

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Words Starting With

JJOJOU

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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Words Starting With J and Ending With N

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