1.
[syn: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Journeyman \Jour"ney*man\, n.; pl. Journeymen.
1. Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly,
one who has finished an apprenticeship and is a competent
worker in a handicraft or trade, but has not received
recognition as a master; -- distinguished from
apprentice and from master workman.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made
men, and not made them well. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: A competent and experienced worker who performs
adequately but without a high level of expertise or
imagination.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
journeyman
n 1: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
[syn: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]