Explore Journeyman through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like craftsman or artisan. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Journeyman in a sentence
Journeyman meaning
- A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
- A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
- A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
Using Journeyman
- The main meaning on this page is: A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman. | A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day. | A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
- Useful related words include: craftsman, artisan, artificer, skilled worker.
- In the example corpus, journeyman often appears in combinations such as: the journeyman, of journeyman, -year-old journeyman.
Context around Journeyman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Journeyman
- In this selection, "journeyman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, nba, wyoming, career, license and director stand out and add context to how "journeyman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a journeyman burks played and a journeyman career followed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "journeyman" sits close to words such as accrington, agonizing and allocates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with journeyman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was then barely heard of, becoming the very definition of a journeyman. (13 words)
Here are the job qualifications: Current Wyoming Journeyman license by test or reciprocity required. (14 words)
A journeyman career followed and he ended up pulling on the shirt of 17 different clubs. (16 words)
Guirassy came through the footballing ranks in the French lower leagues with Laval before embarking on a journeyman career with moves to Lille, a spell at Auxerre on loan, Cologne and then Amiens. (33 words)
Daniel Munyer, a journeyman entering his sixth NFL season playing for his fourth squad, made the Titans final roster after joining the team's practice squad midway through the 2019 season. (31 words)
Heinicke, a 27-year-old journeyman who starred at Old Dominion, will get the start in Philadelphia if veteran starter Alex Smith is not ready to return from his calf strain. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A journeyman career followed and he ended up pulling on the shirt of 17 different clubs.
Here are the job qualifications: Current Wyoming Journeyman license by test or reciprocity required.
He was then barely heard of, becoming the very definition of a journeyman.
I don't know that a typical journeyman director would've cared as deeply as I did about telling that story well, particularly for the fans.
Mr Texeira's official title is Cyber Transport Systems journeyman and he holds the rank of Airman 1st Class - a relatively junior position.
OLB – A journeyman edge rusher is added to compete with Quincy Roche for the OLB3 snaps.
The man charged in the serial killings was a journeyman architect whose position gave him an unusual authority.
They’ll rely on seventh-round rookie Carrington Vallentine and journeyman Corey Ballentine along with Robert Rochell to handle WRs Diontae Johnson and George Pickens.
Three-club journeyman Andrew Phillips, perennially on the fringe over 12 seasons for 71 games, is playing his best football as a ruck/forward in the absence of Peter Wright.
Ty Dillon has had more of a journeyman career in Cup and currently drives for Spire Motorsports.
Unsurprisingly, Liam Broady, a 29-year-old journeyman from Britain who is ranked 142nd in the world, knocked Ruud out in the second round on Thursday.
After eight consecutive victories, including their dramatic win in Seattle on Sunday, it’s imperative for Vikings ownership to lock up their tall, talented, former journeyman quarterback.
A Manhattan Beach carpenter named Pat Riley regaled them with tales from his days as an NBA journeyman.
At Ham’s introductory news conference in June 2022, Pelinka explained his decision to hire a longtime NBA journeyman and esteemed assistant coach who lacked any head coaching experience.
Guirassy came through the footballing ranks in the French lower leagues with Laval before embarking on a journeyman career with moves to Lille, a spell at Auxerre on loan, Cologne and then Amiens.
Those customs continue among many fixtures dating back to when the journeyman announcer was last in hockey’s Triple-A ranks.
A journeyman, Burks played with the Sixers and Warriors last season, but he’s a scorer.
Daniel Munyer, a journeyman entering his sixth NFL season playing for his fourth squad, made the Titans final roster after joining the team's practice squad midway through the 2019 season.
For many years I was a journeyman machinist, then I went on to become a supervisor at the Port of Oakland.
Heinicke, a 27-year-old journeyman who starred at Old Dominion, will get the start in Philadelphia if veteran starter Alex Smith is not ready to return from his calf strain.
Common combinations with journeyman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the journeyman 7×
- of journeyman 6×
- -year-old journeyman 5×
- journeyman quarterback 5×
- journeyman career 4×
- journeyman and 3×
- journeyman who 3×
- as journeyman 3×
- was journeyman 2×
- journeyman from 2×