journeyman

• Ouvrier qualifié exerçant un métier manuel ou artisanal, généralement après avoir terminé un apprentissage.

A skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft, typically having completed an apprenticeship.

1. Skilled TradespersonB2formal

   A worker who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully qualified to practice a trade or handicraft.

   Compagnon qualifié

   • After five years of training, he became a journeyman electrician.
   • The journeyman carpenter built the entire kitchen cabinet set.
   • She worked as a journeyman plumber before starting her own business.

   Synonymesartisancraftsmanhandmechanicskilled workertradesman

2. Experienced but not MasterB2formal

   A competent and reliable worker who is skilled in their trade but has not yet achieved the status of a master.

   Compagnon (artisan)

   • The company hired several journeymen to complete the construction project.
   • He is a journeyman mechanic, capable of handling most repairs.
   • The journeyman baker prepared the dough for the morning pastries.

   Synonymesartisancraftsmanskilled workertradesmanworkman

   Antonymesapprenticeexpertmasternovice