journeyman

n. 雇工, 熟练工人, 短工

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/
UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːnimən/

词形变化

journeymen 复数 journeymen

别名

jour

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.

  2. 2.

    A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.

    贬义
  3. 3.

    A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.

    体育

    The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

craftsman

上位词 2

man craftsperson

词源

From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.

来源：wiktionary