tradespeople

American  

[traydz-pee-puhl] / ˈtreɪdzˌpi pəl /

Also tradesfolk

plural noun

1. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.

2. Chiefly British.

   1. tradesmen.

   2. shopkeepers collectively.

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tradespeople British  

/ ˈtreɪdzˌpiːpəl /

plural noun

1. people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers

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Etymology

Origin of tradespeople

First recorded in 1720–30; trade + 's ¹ + people

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Example Sentences

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tradespeople

Home Depot devised a strategy of hiring former professional tradespeople en masse—carpenters, plumbers, electricians—to staff stores as their salespeople.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"What we've basically found at Meta is that we... can't find the skilled tradespeople that we need to build the data centers... that we as one company are trying to build," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

After he abandoned the job the following February, the couple had to finish it with a combination of individual tradespeople and Dave's own labour.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are sometimes overlooked, but they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026

Behind the building which housed the dentist’s office ran a small path used by servants and those tradespeople who catered to the butcher and Stamps’ one restaurant.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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