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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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But he never made it to the top and eventually dropped down to the unglamorous Millwall club in South London, where he produced a diary that perfectly captures the life of a journeyman pro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

Buffalo drafted Allen with the No. 7 pick in 2018 to replace journeyman quarterback Tyrod Taylor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 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

But she could remember Bill Oliver’s father a journeyman needlemaker; and th’ Rivers wor gentry i’ th’ owd days o’ th’ Henrys, as onybody might see by looking into th’ registers i’ Morton Church vestry.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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