tradesman en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Proto-Germanic *tradō Proto-West Germanic *trudo Old Saxon tradader. Middle Low German tradeder. Middle English trade English trade English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tradesman From trade + -s- + -man.
Meanings
- A skilled manual worker (implied male).
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(dated) A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.
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(dated) One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.
During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans.
1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter II, in Have His Carcase:After this memorable event, I went to the hatter's, and the bootmaker's, and the hosier's, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard's dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades. […] It was not necessary to explain everywhere that I had come into a handsome property; but whenever I said anything to that effect, it followed that the officiating tradesman ceased to have his attention diverted through the window by the High-street, and concentrated his mind upon me.
1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tradesmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
tradesmanly · tradesmanship · tradesmanlike · master tradesman
Hypernyms
tradesperson · tradie · skilled worker
Translations (12)
de Facharbeiter (skilled male manual worker) · de Handwerker (skilled male manual worker) · de gelernter Arbeiter (skilled male manual worker) · es menestral (skilled male manual worker) · ru ма́стер (skilled male manual worker) · es maistro (skilled male manual worker) · fi ammattimies (skilled male manual worker) · bg занаятчия (skilled male manual worker) · ru мастерово́й (skilled male manual worker) · ru реме́сленник (skilled male manual worker) · fr artisan (skilled male manual worker) · pl robotnik (skilled male manual worker)