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   Jour·ney·man

   /ˈjərnēmən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding: "a solid journeyman professional"
   • 2. a trained worker who is employed by someone else: historical "a journeyman carpenter"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from journey (in the obsolete sense ‘day's work’) + man; so named because the journeyman was no longer bound by indentures but was paid by the day.

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • J

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   • O

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   • U

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   • R

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   • N

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   • E

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   • Y

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   • M

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   • A

     1

   • N

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