| 单词 | journeyman |
| 释义 | journeyman (once / 3088 pages) n A journeyman is someone who's advanced beyond being an apprentice, but who works for someone else. A journeyman who works for a stone mason is fairly experienced at masonry. If you're a journeyman, you're a person who is skilled at a trade or a craft, possibly one who began as an apprentice to an experienced artisan or worker. As a journeyman, a glassblower or stone carver or carpenter has enough skill to do the job well, but hasn't gone into business for herself yet. Journeyman comes from the Vulgar Latin root of journey, diurnum, "day," and man, "person." WORD FAMILYjourneyman: journeymen USAGE EXAMPLESJourneyman type Matt McGloin will start against a Broncos defense looking to play spoiler. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) You’ll see an oldie — journeyman Josh Johnson — at quarterback for the Giants most of the time Sunday. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) The journeyman completed 13 of 24 passes for 124 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) n a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper artificer, artisan, craftsman William Morris English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) Thomas Chippendalea British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779) Joseph(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus Josiah SpodeEnglish potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) Seth ThomasUnited States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) Josiah WedgwoodEnglish potter (1730-1795) beautician, cosmetician someone who works in a beauty parlor bookbindera worker whose trade is binding books bricklayera craftsman skilled in building with bricks clockmaker, clocksmithsomeone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches coachbuildera craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles construction worker, hard hata worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. barrel maker, coopera craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs coppersmithsomeone who makes articles from copper curriera craftsman who curries leather for use die-sinker, diemaker, diesinkersomeone who makes dies glassblowersomeone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazer, glaziersomeone who cuts flat glass to size gold-beater, goldbeateran artisan who beats gold into gold leaf hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylistsomeone who cuts or beautifies hair luthiera craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) machinist, mechanic, shop mechanica craftsman skilled in operating machine tools mason, stonemasona craftsman who works with stone or brick millersomeone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) paperer, paperhangerone whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper pipe fitter, plumbera craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances ceramicist, ceramist, potter, throwera craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln riggersomeone who rigs ships roofera craftsman who lays or repairs roofs rope-maker, ropemaker, ropera craftsman who makes ropes steamfittera craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating tannera craftsman who tans skins and hides animal stuffer, stuffer, taxidermista craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display upholsterera craftsman who upholsters furniture weavera craftsman who weaves cloth welderjoins pieces of metal by welding them together window dresser, window trimmersomeone who decorates shop windows woodman, woodsman, woodworkermakes things out of wood wrightsomeone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) barbera hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade cabinetmaker, furniture makera woodworker who specializes in making furniture carpentera woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects cartwrighta workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons coiffeura man hairdresser coiffeusea woman hairdresser joinera woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood manicurista beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails millwrighta workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery ploughwright, plowwrighta workman who makes and repairs plows ship builder, shipbuilder, shipwrighta carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels splicera woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice spot welder, spot-weldera welder who does spot welding thatchersomeone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage tintera hairdresser who tints hair waggonwright, wagonwright, wainwrighta wagon maker wheeler, wheelwrightsomeone who makes and repairs wooden wheels carver, woodcarvermakes decorative wooden panels skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills |
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