journeyman

/ˈdʒɜrnimən/
noun
  1. A skilled worker who has completed an apprenticeship in a trade and is employed by another person, usually working for daily wages.
    • The construction company hired several journeyman carpenters.
    • A journeyman plumber earns a good salary.
    • After five years of training, he became a journeyman electrician.
  2. A competent but not outstanding performer in a field, especially in sports or the arts.
    • He was a journeyman baseball player, playing for several teams over his career.
    • The actor was a reliable journeyman, always getting supporting roles.
    • She is a journeyman writer, producing solid work but never a bestseller.
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