journeyman
noun
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The journey in journeyman refers to a sense of the familiar word not often used anymore: "a day's labor." This sense of journey was first used in the 14th century. When journeyman appeared the following century, it originally referred to a person who, having learned a handicraft or trade through an apprenticeship, worked for daily wages. In the 16th century, journeyman picked up a figurative (and mainly deprecatory) sense; namely, "one who drudges for another." These days, however, journeyman has little to do with drudgery, and lots to do with knowing a trade inside out.
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Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Denver on Tuesday agreed to contract terms on a two-year contract with veteran journeyman receiver Trent Sherfield, sources confirmed to The Post.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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The Mets re-signed journeyman free agent Luis Torrens in January to a one-year, $1.5 million contract to back up Alvarez.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Can Newcomers Spark Pittsburgh Pirates’ Offense? Instead, the Pirates got first baseman Spencer Horwitz from the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-way trade that also involved the Cleveland Guardians and signed two journeymen hitters in left fielder Tommy Pham and utility player Adam Frazier.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Journeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journeyman. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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