tradesman — ozdic

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

ADJ

skilled

My father was a skilled tradesman who could repair almost anything in the house.

local | self-employed

respectable

The plumber who fixed our kitchen was a respectable tradesman with twenty years of experience.

wealthy

PHRASES

tradesmen's entrance

The old Victorian house still had a separate tradesmen's entrance at the back.

Definitions

noun

1

A skilled manual worker (implied male).

2

A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.

Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.

3

One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.

After this memorable event, I went to the hatter's, and the bootmaker's, and the hosier's, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard's dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades. […] It was not necessary to explain everywhere that I had come into a handsome property; but whenever I said anything to that effect, it followed that the officiating tradesman ceased to have his attention diverted through the window by the High-street, and concentrated his mind upon me.

During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a merchant who owns or manages a shop

shopkeeper
storekeeper

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.

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02

After this memorable event, I went to the hatter's, and the bootmaker's, and the hosier's, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard's dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades. […] It was no

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03

During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans.

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04

The tradesman promised to come the next day.

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05

The tradesman has the same religion all over the world.

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06

It is impossible to obtain the services of a tradesman in January in Australia. They are all on holiday.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tradesman is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.