tradesman.
A skilled manual worker (implied male).
Meaning & usage
A skilled manual worker (implied male).
A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.
One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.
Where this word comes from
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.
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