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Webster 1913 Edition


Tradesman

Trades′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Tradesmen
.
1.
One who trades; a shopkeeper.
2.
A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands.
[U. S.]
Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tradesman

TRA'DESMAN

,
Noun.
[trade and man.] A shopkeeper. A merchant is called a trader, but not a tradesman.
[In America, a shopkeeper is usually called a retailer.]

Definition 2024


tradesman

tradesman

English

Noun

tradesman (plural tradesmen)

  1. A skilled manual worker (implied male).
  2. (archaic) One who trades; a shopkeeper.

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