tradesman

[ treydz-muhn ]

noun

, plural trades·men.

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.

Derived Forms

• ˈtradesˌwoman, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of tradesman¹

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

Example Sentences

Digital channels are where our tradesmen and tradeswomen are online, helping drive brand awareness.

From Digiday

Since the onset of the pandemic, Keen Utility, a footwear brand, has nearly doubled its digital paid media investment to serve ads to the tradesmen and women who have been spending more shopping online than in-store in that time.

From Digiday

By investing more in digital channels, the company was aiming to meet the tradesmen and women who typically shop for its shoes and work boots in-store wherever they were spending their time online.

From Digiday

The American forces called out to meet the invaders and defend the capital numbered about 5,500, but most were local militia — farmers and tradesmen with minimal training.

From Washington Post

If I'm a small tradesman struggling to see further than the next bill, why should I believe them?

From The Daily Beast

He became the low-born, petty tradesman, using the language of the hands of his jam factory.

From Project Gutenberg

A stone mason was employed to engrave the following epitaph on a tradesman's wife: "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband."

From Project Gutenberg

The bail, a reputable tradesman, with astonishment declared that he never was in a gaol in his life.

From Project Gutenberg

You will find these two traits in every grade of Scotch life—in tradesman, mechanic, and peasant.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a thing wouldn't be allowed in the house of a tradesman on the Rue St. Denis!

From Project Gutenberg