Tradesman

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• tradesman — index artisan, dealer, vendor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• tradesman — UK US /ˈtreɪdzmən/ noun [C] (plural tradesmen) ► a man who works in the building industry in a job that involves physical work and a practical skill: »Many insurance companies provide lists of approved tradesmen. ► COMMERCE a man who buys and… …   Financial and business terms

• tradesman — ► NOUN ▪ a person engaged in trading or a trade, typically on a small scale …   English terms dictionary

• tradesman — [trādz′mən] n. pl. tradesmen [trādz′mən] 1. a craftsman or artisan 2. Chiefly Brit. a person engaged in trade; esp., a storekeeper …   English World dictionary

• Tradesman — This article is about the skilled manual worker meaning of the term; for other uses see Tradesperson (disambiguation) A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft. Economically and socially, a tradesman s status is… …   Wikipedia

• tradesman — UK [ˈtreɪdzmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms tradesman : singular tradesman plural tradesmen British old fashioned someone who sells goods or services …   English dictionary

• tradesman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ skilled ▪ This is a job for a skilled tradesman. ▪ local ▪ self employed ▪ respectable ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• tradesman — [[t]tre͟ɪdzmən[/t]] tradesmen N COUNT A tradesman is a person, usually a man, who sells goods or services, especially one who owns and runs a shop …   English dictionary

• tradesman — noun Date: 1596 1. a worker in a skilled trade ; craftsman 2. one who runs a retail store ; shopkeeper …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tradesman — /traydz meuhn/, n., pl. tradesmen. 1. a person engaged in trade. 2. a worker skilled in a particular craft; artisan; craftsman. 3. Chiefly Brit. a shopkeeper. [1590 1600; TRADE + S1 + MAN] Usage. See man. * * * …   Universalium