Journeyman \Jour"ney*man\, n.; pl. {Journeymen}. Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman. I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well. --Shak.
journeyman n : a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: {craftsman}, {artisan}, {artificer}]