JOURNEYMAN
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
(noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
journeyman (plural journeymen)
a tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman
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
Source: Wiktionary
Jour"ney*man, n.; pl. Journeymen (.
Definition: Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman. I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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