journeyman
/ˈdʒɜrnimən/
noun
- 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.
- 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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