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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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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

He joins others who were in danger of acquiring the journeyman tag before their 23rd birthday.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In drawing the moral to this experience, Graham wrote: “One lucky break, or one supremely shrewd decision — can we tell them apart? — may count for more than a lifetime of journeyman efforts.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

What the Blue Sharks did have was a 40-year-old journeyman with a taste for the spectacular standing in their goal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

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

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

In his third and fourth fights, Itauma was taken the six-round distance by journeymen Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko and Kevin Nicolas Espindola.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

“They framed the whole house, and the garage, in three days. Thirty journeymen framers. Because of her,” said Koerner, his voice breaking as he recalled the house-raising that began in mid-July.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2025

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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