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journeyman
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[ˈdʒəːnɪmən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding
(e.g: a solid journeyman professional)
- a trained worker who is employed by someone else
(e.g: a journeyman carpenter)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from journey (in the obsolete sense ‘day's work’) + man; so named because the journeyman was no longer bound by indentures but was paid by the day
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