Tradesman

Quick meaning: Tradesman is a noun meaning A skilled manual worker (implied male).

Meaning

A skilled manual worker (implied male).

More Meanings

1. (dated) A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
2. (dated) One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.

Example Sentences

Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.

During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans.

After this memorable event, I went to the hatter's, and the bootmaker's, and the hosier's, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard's dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades. […] It was not necessary to explain everywhere that I had come into a handsome property; but whenever I said anything to that effect, it followed that the officiating tradesman ceased to have his attention diverted through the window by the High-street, and concentrated his mind upon me.

Word Forms

• tradesmen

Synonyms for tradesman

Depending on context, synonyms include storekeeper, shopkeeper.

Antonyms for tradesman

Common opposites include tradeswoman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include storekeeper, shopkeeper, artisan, workman, labourer, worker.

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