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noun
A skilled manual worker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: tradie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blue-collar worker, worker, person
History
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- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English tradesperson From trade + -s- + person.
Across languages
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