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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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After a difficult start to his NFL career, it seemed Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold was destined to become a journeyman back-up.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 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

Most important, there was Will Klein, a hard-throwing journeyman on his third team this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

While on the march she met Cyril Pustan, an Englishman who was a high school teacher and journeyman plumber.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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