1. a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person
Usage: historical
2. an experienced reliable worker or performer who is competent but not outstanding

Examples

• After completing his apprenticeship, he became a journeyman carpenter.
• The journeyman electrician worked for several different contractors.
• He’s a journeyman pitcher who gives his team solid innings every start.
• The company hired several journeyman mechanics for the busy season.
• She’s considered a journeyman actor with steady but unremarkable roles.
• The journeyman plumber had twenty years of experience in the trade.