journeywoman
Qualified female artisan
A journeywoman is a woman who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully qualified in a skilled trade, though not yet a master.
The term parallels journeyman, from the French *journée* (day's work)—someone paid by the day rather than bound as an apprentice.
She worked as a journeywoman electrician for five years before starting her own company.
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftswomanSkilled female maker
- tradeswomanFemale skilled-trade professional
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
- makerOne who produces
builder · technician · carpenter · plumber · electrician · welder · mason · mechanic
Having practiced ability
- competentSufficiently able, qualified
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- capableHaving required skills
qualified · trained · seasoned · accomplished · knowledgeable · masterful · dexterous · practiced
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftswomanSkilled female maker
- tradeswomanFemale skilled-trade professional
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
maker · builder · technician · carpenter · plumber · electrician · welder · mason · mechanic · seamstress
proficient
Having practiced ability
- competentSufficiently able, qualified
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
capable · qualified · trained · seasoned · accomplished · knowledgeable · masterful · dexterous · practiced · polished
trainee
One being instructed
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
mentee · protégé · understudy · pupil · intern · beginner · neophyte · rookie · inductee · tutelage
journeywomanapprentice
Learner bound to employer
master · novice · trainee · master craftsman · grandmaster
journeywomanamateur
Nonprofessional participant
dilettante · dabbler · novice · rookie · raw recruit