noun
Meaning 1
A skilled manual worker (implied male).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tradesman
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noun
Meaning 2
A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
Meaning 4
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shopkeeper, storekeeper, market keeper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
Narrower terms: cleaner, dry cleaner, florist, hosier, newsagent, newsdealer, newsvendor, newsstand operator, tobacconist
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: занаятчия (zanajatčija) — skilled male manual worker
- Finnish: ammattimies — skilled male manual worker
- French: artisan — skilled male manual worker
- German: Handwerker — skilled male manual worker
- German: Facharbeiter — skilled male manual worker
- German: gelernter Arbeiter — skilled male manual worker
- Polish: robotnik — skilled male manual worker
- Russian: мастерово́й (masterovój) — skilled male manual worker
- Russian: реме́сленник (reméslennik) — skilled male manual worker
- Russian: ма́стер (máster) — skilled male manual worker
- Spanish: artesano — skilled male manual worker
- Spanish: menestral — skilled male manual worker
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