/jerr"nee meuhn/ , n. , pl. journeymen .
1. a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
2. any experienced, competent but routine worker or performer.
3. a person hired to do work for another, usually for a day at a time.
[ 1425-75; late ME journeman, equiv. to journee a day's work (see JOURNEY) + man MAN 1 ]