tradesman

  • 21tradesman — noun (C) 1 especially BrE someone who buys and sells goods, especially in a shop 2 especially BrE someone who goes to people s houses to sell or deliver goods 3 especially AmE someone who works at a job or trade (trade1 (4)) that involves skill… …

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  • 22tradesman — trades·man …

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  • 23tradesman — [ˈtreɪdzmən] noun [C] British old fashioned someone who sells goods or services …

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  • 24tradesman — trades•man [[t]ˈtreɪdz mən[/t]] n. pl. men 1) a person engaged in trade 2) a worker skilled in a particular craft; artisan; craftsman 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. a shopkeeper • Etymology: 1590–1600 usage: See man …

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  • 25tradesman — /ˈtreɪdzmən / (say traydzmuhn) noun (plural tradesmen) 1. a person skilled in a trade (def. 4). 2. a man engaged in trade. 3. a shopkeeper. 4. an artisan. 5. someone who calls on private houses to deliver goods. {combination of two words… …

  • 26tradesman — / treɪdzmən/ noun a shopkeeper (NOTE: plural is tradesmen) …

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  • 27tradesman — A mechanic, craftsman, or artificer of any kind, whose livelihood depends primarily on the labor of his hands …

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  • 28tradesman — A man who follows a particular trade. A man engaged in business, as distinguished from a professional man. In England, the word would seem to be principally used as expressive of a person engaged in traffic as a small shopkeeper; but in this… …

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  • 29tradesman — n. (pl. men; fem. tradeswoman, pl. women) a person engaged in trading or a trade, esp. a shopkeeper or skilled craftsman …

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  • 30tradesman's entrance — noun a) the entrance to a large house used by tradesmen to deliver goods and services; usually at the side or rear b) the anus …

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