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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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On Wednesday, Fury, who defeated journeyman Mariusz Wach last month to keep the potential blockbuster clash with Joshua on track, said negotiations over the fight were becoming "quite tiring".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

So, instead of spending his career leading off for one franchise, he is bouncing around the league like a journeyman reliever.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They acquired journeyman backstop Ben Rortvedt from the Mets for right-hander Chayce McDermott, a person with knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Lauer reflected on his experience as a first-round pick turned journeyman who went to South Korea to revive his career.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The Bradford-born winger, 36, is one of football's ultimate journeymen.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

After releasing Seby Zavala last week, the Dodgers’ triple-A catchers are Eliezer Alfonzo and Chuckie Robinson, both journeymen with only Robinson having some major-league experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Tortorella is one of the best-traveled journeymen in North American hockey.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

And neither were most of the guys in the D-backs’ bullpen, which is a mixture of castaways, journeymen and youngsters.

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2023

“Let it be written that henceforth only guild members shall be permitted to name themselves journeymen or masters ... provided the guilds open their rolls to any freedman who can demonstrate the requisite skills.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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