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I'm a journeyman actor. My experience as a journeyman actor is that you have to go where the work is. I've never been the lead; I've never been in that position.
Kristin Lehman

Meaning of "journeyman" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOURNEYMAN

From journey (in obsolete sense: a day's work) + man.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOURNEYMAN

journeyman  [ˈdʒɜːnɪmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOURNEYMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Journeyman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOURNEYMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

journeyman

Journeyman

A journeyman is an individual who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman has to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master. Sometimes, a journeyman is required to accomplish a three-year working trip, which may be called the journeyman years.

Definition of journeyman in the English dictionary

The first definition of journeyman in the dictionary is a craftsman, artisan, etc, who is qualified to work at his trade in the employment of another. Other definition of journeyman is a competent workman. Journeyman is also a worker hired on a daily wage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOURNEYMAN


Bremen
ˈbreɪmən
caiman
ˈkeɪmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
committeeman
kəˈmɪtɪmən
countryman
ˈkʌntrɪmən
crimen
ˈkraɪmən
Damon
ˈdeɪmən
hackneyman
ˈhæknɪmən
Harriman
ˈhærɪmən
infantryman
ˈɪnfəntrɪmən
layman
ˈleɪmən
Lehmann
ˈleɪmən
Nyman
ˈnaɪmən
Orkneyman
ˈɔːknɪmən
persimmon
pɜːˈsɪmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
Soliman
ˈsɒlɪmən
Stayman
ˈsteɪmən
timon
ˈtaɪmən
toyman
ˈtɔɪmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOURNEYMAN

journal box
journalese
journalisation
journalise
journaliser
journalism
journalist
journalistic
journalistically
journalization
journalize
journalizer
journey
journey time
journeyer
journeyman baker
journeyman joiner
journeymen
journeywork
journo

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOURNEYMAN

assemblyman
bayman
Berryman
bogeyman
boogeyman
cavalryman
clergyman
drayman
Everyman
fellow countryman
ferryman
flyman
funnyman
handyman
highwayman
moneyman
nurseryman
quarryman
railwayman
salaryman

Synonyms and antonyms of journeyman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «journeyman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOURNEYMAN

Find out the translation of journeyman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of journeyman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «journeyman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熟练工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jornalero
570 millions of speakers

English

journeyman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंख़्वाहदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مياوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подмастерье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jornaleiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মজুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compagnon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengembara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geselle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熟練した職人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모범
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Journeyman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người làm thuê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைதேர்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुशल कामगार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

usta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

operaio qualificato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czeladnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підмайстер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calfă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεχνίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vakman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gesäll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svennebrev
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of journeyman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOURNEYMAN»

The term «journeyman» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.045 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOURNEYMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «journeyman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «journeyman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about journeyman

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10 QUOTES WITH «JOURNEYMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word journeyman.
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Stuart Immonen
I like the spreads - designing them is a welcome challenge - but for a dyed-in-the-wool page-a-day journeyman like me, it can be tough to leave a drawing unfinished at the end of the workday.
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Zachary Knighton
I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
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Angela Lansbury
I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.
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Kristin Lehman
I'm a journeyman actor. My experience as a journeyman actor is that you have to go where the work is. I've never been the lead; I've never been in that position.
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Mark Margolis
I am just a journeyman actor. Most often I take what's offered me, and I've been able to work year after year. I was in 'Scarface.' Some people think this must have done me a world of good. Truth to tell, six months after 'Scarface' I had to take a job with a real estate development friend for a few months just to get by.
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Paul Muni
I don't want to be a star. If you have to label me anything, I'm an actor - I guess. A journeyman actor. I think 'star' is what you call actors who can't act.
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Nick Offerman
I've been working steadily as an actor since around 1998. I wasn't well known in the public, but I was a dependable working journeyman.
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Sam Rockwell
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
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William Sanderson
I'm a journeyman actor, and I don't ever want to forget that. With romantic-lead dreams.
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Leland Stanford
The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and bellows, and the labor he performs with them, because in fact, there is none.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOURNEYMAN»

Discover the use of journeyman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to journeyman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journeyman
They know all too well what it's like to watch from the press box or, worse, to be sent to the minors or traded. Sean Pronger has seen it all.
Sean Pronger, 2012
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Journeyman
Even as he seduces wives, cheats at cards, and provokes old feuds, Dye manages to cast a dark spell over all the people in Rocky Comfort. Journeyman is a wicked send-up of religious fervor by an American master of dark political satire.
Erskine Caldwell, 2011
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Alvin Journeyman: The Tales of Alvin Maker
His ancient foe, the Unmaker, whose cruel whispers and deadly plots have threatened Alvin’s life at every turn, has found new hands to do his work of destruction. “At long last, Card returns to what promises to be his most notable ...
Orson Scott Card, 1996
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
What others in the trenches say about The Pragmatic Programmer... “The cool thing about this book is that it’s great for keeping the programming process fresh.
Andrew Hunt, David Thomas, 1999
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Journeyman: An Autobiography
This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I ...
Peggy Seeger, 2009
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The Journeyman Tailor
HEAR NOTHING. SEE NOTHING. KNOW NOTHING. This is the ruthless motto in the Provisional IRA's most active brigade. To collaborate with British Intelligence means certain death.
Gerald Seymour, 2013
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Journeyman wizard: a magical mystery
When Jermyn goes to Land's End to study wizardry under the famous spellmaker Lady Jean Allons, he finds his lessons disrupted by magical mayhem and a mysterious murder.
Mary Frances Zambreno, 1996
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Journeyman in Jerusalem: Memories and Letters, 1933-1947
This volume is an invaluable record of this era and of the early life of its author, who was to become one of the most respected Jewish scholars of the twentieth century.
Raphael Patai, 2000
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Journeyman Electrician's Review
Fully updated based on the 2002 edition of the National Electrical Code-, this all-inclusive Journeyman Electrician's Review book provides users with a proven-effective way of preparing for - and passing - professional licensing exams.
Richard E. Loyd, 2002
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A Journeyman to Grief
Maureen Jennings’s trademark in her popular and acclaimed Detective Murdoch series is to reveal a long-forgotten facet about life in the city that dispels any notion that it really ever was “Toronto the Good.” As well, in A Journeyman ...
Maureen Jennings, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOURNEYMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term journeyman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Golf-Journeyman Gillis departs after St Andrews 'vacation' - Yahoo …
ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - Tom Gillis departed the British Open $15,000 lighter the day after his 47th birthday on Friday ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
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Premier League journeyman Ashley Ward has an insanely cool …
Premier League journeyman Ashley Ward has an insanely cool house - and it's on the market. 12:06, 17 July 2015; By Will Magee ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Goodbye Warrior-Poet: Journeyman-Pro Bobby Robins Retires
With more than 500 professional games spanning Bakersfield, CA to Belfast, NI to Jesenice, Slovenia, Robins was a journeyman but a singular ... «Today's Slapshot, Jul 15»
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Nets are giving this journeyman D-Leaguer a serious look
LAS VEGAS — It has been a long, winding road through professional basketball for Willie Reed, still chasing his dream of playing in the NBA. «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Likable journeyman Gillis can't quite close the deal at JDC
Tom Gillis lines up his putt on the eighth green Sunday at TPC Deere Run. Gillis fell shy of his first career PGA Tour win at the John Deere ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
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Journeyman Jerry Smith takes Encompass Championship lead
"I would call him a journeyman." cComments. Got something to say? Start the conversation and be the first to comment. Add a comment. 0. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Cooper's Celebration Ale a journeyman effort
WHEN one reaches a certain age it is only natural that one begins to forget a few things. Where one has left one's spectacles, for example, or, ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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Former Bruins journeyman cuts NHL career short after severe …
No one can say Bobby Robins didn't give his NHL career a fair chance. A long-time AHLer, Robins finally made his first NHL roster last fall with ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Journeyman Electrician
Permanent Journeyman Electrician. Tlicho Investment Corporation Published: July 7, 2015. Location. NWT Wide. Job Type. Full-time. Category. Oil/Gas/Mining. «EDGEYK.com, Jul 15»
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35-year-old former DeMatha star, NBA journeyman playing Summer …
The NBA Summer League is a place where young players trying to break into the Association get a chance to prove their worth. Rosters of the ... «Comcast SportsNet Washington, Jul 15»

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