master workman
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The journeyman, for instance, voluntarily retards his marriage until he has become a master workman, and once he has attained that degree, he "works the golden mine of his trade."
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
If the ancients heard these noises in former eruptions, it is easily conceivable how they imagined a forge to exist in the centre of the volcano, with Cyclops for the master workman.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
You will find, by careful perusal, that it is like a fine edifice, each stone of which is laid by a master workman.
From Zula by Lindley, H. Esselstyn
There was a shade akin to sadness on the face of the master workman.
From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey
The little man raised his hands, and as he did so, both young men noticed how prehensile and delicate they were—the hands of a master workman.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger