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journeymen

journeymen is the plural of journeyman.

Meaning of journeyman

Noun

journeyman (plural journeymen)

  1. 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.
  2. (derogatory, sometimes) A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
  3. 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.

Questions about journeymen

What is journeymen the plural of?
Journeymen is the plural of journeyman.

Words near journeymen in the dictionary

  1. journeylike
  2. journeyman
  3. journeyman's piece
  4. journeyman's pieces
  5. journeymanship
  6. journeymen
  7. journeymen's pieces
  8. journeypeople
  9. journeyperson
  10. journeypersons
  11. journeys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: journeymen (page history and authors); journeyman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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