journeyman
noun
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The journey in journeyman refers to a sense of the familiar word not often used anymore: "a day's labor." This sense of journey was first used in the 14th century. When journeyman appeared the following century, it originally referred to a person who, having learned a handicraft or trade through an apprenticeship, worked for daily wages. In the 16th century, journeyman picked up a figurative (and mainly deprecatory) sense; namely, "one who drudges for another." These days, however, journeyman has little to do with drudgery, and lots to do with knowing a trade inside out.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
Directed with journeyman efficiency by first-timer Mark Molloy and written by a committee that follows the template to the letter, this Netflix feature remains entirely stuck in its ‘80s conception.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Interim coach Fernando Diniz was sacked in January, less than halfway through his one-year deal, and replaced by journeyman manager Dorival Júnior, who oversaw narrow wins against England and Mexico and draws against the USA and Spain before this year’s Copa América.
—Ben Church, CNN, 25 June 2024
Young is on the 40-man, while Jay, a journeyman, was designated for assignment after making the first two big-league appearances of his career in April.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Journeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journeyman. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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