ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tradecraft

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tradecraft is a noun meaning The skills acquired through experience of a trade.

Meaning

The skills acquired through experience of a trade.

More Meanings

  1. (espionage) The methods used in espionage and clandestine operations.

Example Sentences

Defending the move, Ms. [Tulsi] Gabbard’s office highlighted what it said were problems of tradecraft, or the methodology used to gather information and analyze intelligence for the report.
The conduct of the meeting and the passing of intelligence is simply amateurish statecraft and intelligence tradecraft, and begs the question: Who are the professionals planning the strategy and operations that direct the President on the world stage?

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tradesmanship, trade, trading, tradesies, tradership, stock-in-trade.

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