tradeswoman

American  

[treydz-woom-uhn] / ˈtreɪdzˌwʊm ən /

noun

plural

tradeswomen

1. a woman engaged in trade.

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Gender

See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of tradeswoman

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

Example Sentences

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

But what right has she, the mantua-maker, the tradeswoman, to make use of my name?

From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt

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

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas

Who was it hurried on the match with this tradeswoman, so that the King found himself wedded, before he knew it?

From From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Weyman, Stanley John