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Journeyer vs Journeyman - What's the difference?

journeyer | journeyman |

As nouns the difference between journeyer and journeyman

is that journeyer is a traveller while journeyman is a tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.

journeyer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a traveller

    • journeyman

    English

    Noun

    (journeymen)
  • a tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman
  • * 1851 ,
    • " [...] toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
  • a competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day
  • (sports) a player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career
    • The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title.

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