tradesmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtreɪdz.mən/us/ˈtreɪdz.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/ussomeone who works in a trade that needs skill at using your hands, usually in the building industry
mainly UK someone who buys and sells goods, especially someone who owns a shop:
Local tradesmen are objecting to plans for a big new out-of-town shopping centre.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Workers in general
- a man of action idiom
- beaver
- drudge
- gang
- graft
- jack-of-all-trades
- labour
- manpower
- night shift
- peon
- personnel
- plod
- relay
- staff
- staffing
- team player
- temp
- the shop floor
- workhorse
- working party
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People who buy things
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