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

She described being left without heating for three weeks as tradesmen ripped out her radiators and put in insulation around her and her family, leaving the house "uninhabitable".

From BBC

Now, he urges other tradesmen to carry them too, because tradesmen are "out and about in people's houses" and can be in the right place to help when things go wrong.

From BBC

Other skilled tradesmen—electricians, auto mechanics, bricklayers—also enjoy decent starting salaries and good prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

For enterprising men, money from war, industry or trade was a passport through social frontiers—the tradesman, merchant or lucky naval captain could become a landed gentleman, as happens in Austen’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We have over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, electricians and tradesmen.”

From The Wall Street Journal