journeyman

English

Etymology

Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”) +‎ -man

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɝnimən/

Noun

journeyman (plural journeymen)

1. a tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 26

     " [...] toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

2. a competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day

See also

• apprentice
• masterman
• master

Translations

tradesman who has served an apprenticeship

• Czech: tovaryš (cs) m
• Danish: svend (da)
• Dutch: gezel (nl)
• Finnish: kisälli (fi)

• German: Geselle (de) m, Wandergeselle (de) m
• Russian: подмастерье (ru) (podmastér'je) m
• Swedish: gesäll (sv) c, vandringsgesäll (sv) c
• Turkish: kalfa (tr)