Journeyman – A worker who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship and works for another rather than on their own
(Pronounced jur-nee-muhn)
To remember the definition of the word journeyman, use the following mnemonic:
The journey the man (journeyman) took to complete his apprenticeship was extraordinary!
Examples of journeyman in a sentence
The journeyman worked for a builder and travelled from site to site.
Rather than becoming his own boss, it was more financially rewarding for Peter to be a journeyman.
To pay for my year travelling overseas, I found work as a journeyman for a week in each of the destinations.
