journeyman

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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

In a journeyman career that took him to nine different teams, he saw pretty much every type of coach and system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

“Kilvin approved my sympathy lamp. You’re looking at the Arcanum’s newest journeyman artificer,” I said a little smugly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss