What is another word for journeyman?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɜːnɪmən] (IPA)

Journeyman is a term used to describe a skilled worker who has completed an apprenticeship and is qualified to work in their chosen trade. There are a number of synonyms for this word which include artisan, craftsman, tradesman, skilled labourer and technician. All of these terms describe someone who has expertise in a particular area, and who can perform tasks with precision and skill. In many cases, these synonyms for journeyman can be used interchangeably, depending on the context in which they are being used. Regardless of the word used, journeyman represents a level of expertise and experience that is highly valued in many trades and professions.

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Usage examples for Journeyman

The young journeyman and his wife were profoundly impressed with the place.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
In 1546 Jean de Tournes, who had been a journeyman in the office of Gryphius, started business for himself, and soon proved a worthy rival to his master.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
He felt keenly the injustice of estimating the carefully finished product of his month's labor at the same rate as the hurried and rough journeyman work of a local hand, which had not cost more than an hour, all told, in its conception and composition.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson

Famous quotes with Journeyman

  • Apprentice is the beginner - the first years you work in a craft in the European sense you are an apprentice. That takes 3 or 4 years. Then you are a journeyman. You can go from one master to another and learn other tricks and other secrets.
    Josef Albers
  • I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.
    Angela Lansbury
  • I don't want to be a star. If you have to label me anything, I'm an actor - I guess. A journeyman actor. I think 'star' is what you call actors who can't act.
    Paul Muni
  • The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and bellows, and the labor he performs with them, because in fact, there is none.
    Leland Stanford
  • If I had been a bricklayer I'd still have been a journeyman.
    Fred L. Turner

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