tradeswoman

American  

[traydz-woom-uhn] / ˈtreɪdzˌwʊm ən /

noun

• tradeswomen
  plural

1. a woman engaged in trade.

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Gender

See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tradeswomen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tradeswoman

First recorded in 1700–10; trade + 's ¹ + -woman

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Example Sentences

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Throughout the campaign and since entering office in January, the 34-year-old has touted her working-class roots and experience as a tradeswoman, despite being a graduate of Portland’s elite Reed College.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Now she is on her way to becoming a skilled tradeswoman and is planning to set up her own business.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2012

"No, no, Tess; just an order to a tradeswoman in London—nothing more."

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Among the numerous bequests of generous citizens is a collection of faïence lately left by a tradeswoman, whose portrait commemorates the deed.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Matilda Betham-Edwards

He had discovered that this last month William Fielding, returning from market, had been seen more than once to stop and chat at one Mrs. Holiday's, a retired small tradeswoman in Farnborough.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade

If you ever need something, or advice, you pop something on there and within ten minutes you have about ten replies, so there's a small, but growing community of tradeswomen.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

For Veronica Session, a carpenter profiled in Ms. LaTour’s book, the attention gave her validation at a time when tradeswomen were not very visible.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

Pre-apprenticeship programs targeting women and minorities have proliferated over the past decade, while several thousand women gather each year for NABTU’s 10-year-old annual conference for tradeswomen.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

“We’re doing the work to mentor tradeswomen, to build our supply of under-represented groups,” said Lindsay Amundsen, director of workforce development at Canada’s Building Trades Unions.

From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021

In France, teachers, tradeswomen, female clerks and others, by dint of rigid economy, usually insure for themselves a small income before reaching old age.

From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards

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