journeyman
UK/ˈd͡ʒɜːnimən//ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/
journeyman noun: a tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent educational path in a trade.
Noun
journeyman (plural journeymen)
- A tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent educational path in a trade.
- Everyone must follow safety guidelines whether you're an apprentice, journeyman, or even master electrician.
- […] toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 26”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
- A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
- A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
- The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title.
journeyman meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
journeyman in Tamil
- நாள் வேலையாள், கூலியாள், கூலிக்கு உழைப்பவர், பயிற்சிப்பருவ முடித்துவிட்ட தொஸீலாஷீ, மின்னியக்கத்த தொடர்புடைய கடிகார முகப்பு, வானாராய்ச்சி நிலையத்தில் த
journeyman in Urdu
- اجیر, دہاڑی دار, کاریگر, کارندہ, مزدور
journeyman in Bengali
- দিনমজুর, ঠিকা শ্রমিক
Forms of journeyman
| plural | journeymen |
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Origin of journeyman
From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.
Words formed from journeyman
Questions about journeyman
- What does journeyman mean?
- Journeyman means a tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent educational path in a trade.
- What is journeyman in Tamil?
- Journeyman in Tamil is நாள் வேலையாள், கூலியாள், கூலிக்கு உழைப்பவர். See Journeyman meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is journeyman?
- Journeyman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce journeyman?
- Journeyman is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/ (US).
- What is the plural of journeyman?
- The plural of journeyman is journeymen.
Words near journeyman in the dictionary
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