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Journeyman
Pronunciation : Jour"ney*man
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman. I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well. Shak.
pl. Journeymen (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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