"journeyman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɜːnimən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-journeyman.wav [US] Forms: journeymen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|jorneman}} Middle English jorneman, {{m|enm|journe}} journe, {{der|en|fro|jornee||a day's work, a journey}} Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”), {{m|enm|mon}} mon, {{af|en|journey|-man}} journey + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|journeymen}} journeyman (plural journeymen)
  1. A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman. Categories (topical): People Translations (tradesman who has served an apprenticeship): чаляднік (čaljadnik) (Belarusian), калфа (kalfa) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tovaryš [masculine] (Czech), svend (Danish), gezel (Dutch), kisälli (Finnish), compagnon [masculine] (French), ქარგალი (kargali) (Georgian), Geselle [masculine] (German), калфа (kalfa) [masculine] (Macedonian), svenn [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), svein [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), czeladnik (Polish), подмасте́рье (podmastérʹje) [masculine] (Russian), oficial [masculine] (Spanish), gesäll [common-gender] (Swedish), kalfa (Turkish), підма́йстер (pidmájster) [masculine] (Ukrainian), געזעל (gezel) [masculine] (Yiddish), פּועל (poyel) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-journeyman-en-noun-73xbcSfY Disambiguation of People: 36 39 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 36 29 34 Disambiguation of 'tradesman who has served an apprenticeship': 62 23 16
  2. A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day. Categories (topical): Male people, People
    Sense id: en-journeyman-en-noun-4~IK5niG Disambiguation of Male people: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of People: 36 39 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 36 29 34
  3. (sports) A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career. Categories (topical): Sports, People
    Sense id: en-journeyman-en-noun-QiQTNID7 Disambiguation of People: 36 39 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 36 29 34 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: journeyman's piece Related terms: apprentice, masterman, master

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "калфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "svenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "svein"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "word": "czeladnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podmastérʹje",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подмасте́рье"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gesäll"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "word": "kalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidmájster",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "підма́йстер"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "gezel",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "געזעל"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "poyel",
      "sense": "tradesman who has served an apprenticeship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פּועל"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "journeyman"
  ],
  "word": "journeyman"
}

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