/ ˈdʒɜːnimən; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrn-/ noun ( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /)
1.
(in the past) a person who was trained to do a particular job and who then worked for sb else
2.
a person who has training and experience in a job but who is only average at it
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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.