tradesman

American  

[treydz-muhn] / ˈtreɪdz mən /

noun

plural

tradesmen

1. a person engaged in trade.

2. a worker skilled in a particular craft; artisan; craftsman.

3. Chiefly British. a shopkeeper.

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tradesman British  

/ ˈtreɪdzmən /

noun

1. a man engaged in trade, esp a retail dealer

2. a skilled worker

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• tradeswoman
  noun

Etymology

Origin of tradesman

First recorded in 1590–1600; trade + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Tradesman, it turns out, has been in the business since 2014, but moved to The Neck recently from James Island, a southern suburb.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2018

"Remember that time is money," Benjamin Franklin wrote in his Advice to a Young Tradesman in 1748.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the 17th green Tradesman Trimingham won, two up and one to go.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finding it wouldn't do, he threw off the Roman at last, and resumed the Tradesman.

From Basil by Collins, Wilkie

Towards the end of this same year The Complete English Tradesman, which may be supposed to sum up the experience of his business life, appeared, and its second volume followed two years afterwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various