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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Bill Weir, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 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 has so far overseen narrow wins against England and Mexico and draws against the USA and Spain.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
After a breakout 2023 campaign in which the journeyman posted a 2.81 ERA and impressive peripherals with his sixth MLB organization, Coulombe was even better to begin 2024.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Ricky Medeiros works as a journeyman lineman and usually travels across the country in the summer to support his family.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024
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“Journeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journeyman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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