MEANING
A trained craft worker who has completed apprenticeship and works for others rather than as a master.
Use it for
craft hierarchies; paid skilled labor; advancement toward masteryPlace a capable worker between learner and independent master.
Words that belong together
- journeyman smith
- work as a journeyman
- journeyman's wages
On the page
The journeyman repaired what the apprentice had broken.
As a journeyman, he could earn wages but could not yet open his own shop.
Two journeymen left the guild after their pay was withheld.
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Word forms
- Base
- journeyman
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Historically linked to paid work by the day, not travel; the modern competent-but-unexceptional sense is distinct. Noun: journeyman; plural journeymen.
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