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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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Two months shy of his 35th birthday, the ultimate journeyman has emerged as a wildly improbable star.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Warrington likened his rival to a journeyman, and Wood fired back, branding him an area-level fighter.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

“Manet’s given me permission to start my journeyman project.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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