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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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The soft-spoken Brunson was a Jersey kid born into it: His journeyman father, Rick, briefly played for the team.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Warrington likened his rival to a journeyman, and Wood fired back, branding him an area-level fighter.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Mariyana Lords, a junior there, wants to do an apprenticeship to earn her journeyman electrician license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The coming of Mr. Percival Tweedie, journeyman silversmith of Baltimore, cast a longer and longer shadow over the Lapham household and conversation.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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