journeyman

[US]/'dʒɜːnɪmən/
[UK]/'dʒɝnɪmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. skilled worker who has completed an apprenticeship period

Example Sentences

Licensing of Electrical Contractors, Master, Journeyman and Residential Wireman electricians.

He is a skilled journeyman carpenter.

The journeyman plumber fixed the leaky faucet.

She hired a journeyman electrician to rewire the house.

The journeyman chef prepared a delicious meal.

He worked as a journeyman mason before starting his own construction company.

The journeyman tailor crafted a beautiful dress for the bride.

She apprenticed under a journeyman blacksmith to learn the trade.

The journeyman painter was hired to paint the interior of the house.

He completed his journeyman training and became a master craftsman.

The journeyman mechanic fixed my car in no time.

Real-world Examples

Now, Joe kept a journeyman at weekly wages whose name was Orlick.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

" You're a foul shrew, Mother Gargery, " growled the journeyman.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

A carryall's complement usually is four men —two pilots and two journeymen attachers.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Mary North was the daughter of a journeyman paper-hanger and a descendant of President Tyler.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

Journeyman masons often travel from place to place, looking for work.

Source: Level 7 03.My Life

It raises the wages of journeymen tailors.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part One)

Since I am responsible for the entire project, I hire the journeymen masons, carpenters, glassmakers, and all the other laborers necessary.

Source: Level 7 03.My Life

A poor independent workman will generally be more industrious than even a journeyman who works by the piece.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part One)

Increase this surplus, and he will naturally increase the number of his journeymen.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part One)

Master masons at the guildhall test the journeymen, and if they're skilled and pass the test, the master masons hire them.

Source: Level 7 03.My Life

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