journeyman

journeyman
(pl. -men)
  1. a trained worker who is employed by someone else
    熟练工
    ■a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding
    (可靠但并不出色的)工人;运动员
    [as modifier]a solid journeyman professional.
    有扎实能力的职业运动员。
语源
  1. 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
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