tradesman

[treydz-muhn]

noun

plural

tradesmen 

1. a person engaged in trade.

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

3. Chiefly British.,  a shopkeeper.

tradesman

/ ˈtreɪdzmən /

noun

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

2. a skilled worker

Gender Note

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• tradeswoman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tradesman¹

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

Example Sentences

Fifteen years later, the tradesman stood outside Crane’s old spray booth, sanding a $25,000 rosewood bench.

From Los Angeles Times

"He has a mentality from the Middle Ages, the mentality of a tradesman."

From BBC

The first name on the concealed letter was that of John Westwood, a 28-year-old millwright - a tradesman who works with machinery - from Edinburgh.

From BBC

The first firefighters were recruited from tradesmen including slaters, carpenters and masons, aged 17 to 25, because they knew how buildings were constructed.

From BBC

Despite the initial fear of how it would affect his performances, Selt said the tradesman's work did not let him down.

From BBC