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journeyman

[jur-nee-muhn] / ˈdʒɜr ni mən /
NOUN
apprentice
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Next level for R.E.M. is trying to sing the Mike Mills harmonies, and it’s not surprising that Narducy, the man who is the definition of an alt-rock journeyman, is spot on.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

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

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

During his tenure, Carcel is credited with making canny loans and transfers for youngsters, journeymen and cast-offs.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

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

He would take it out of the pocket where he always kept it, with a flourish, display it to the sickening curiousity of the master, apprentices, journeymen, lady customers.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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