journeyman

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒəːnɪmən/

noun (plural journeymen)

  • 1a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding: [as modifier]: a solid journeyman professional
  • 2 historical a trained worker who is employed by someone else: [as modifier]: a journeyman carpenter journeymen printers

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