tradesman
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈtreɪdzmən/
:
artesano
- The skilled tradesman repaired the old roof in just a few hours.
And she halted me in my tracks by saying that there are no tradesmen unemployed in your constituency.
- And she halted me in my tracks by saying that there are no tradesmen unemployed in your constituency.
- And to this day I still say that because, you know, like a tradesman has to go and do his trade with somebody.
- So, so treat your contractors well guys, treat those tradesmen as well because they are gold coming in the next couple of years.
- So skilled tradesmen were promised free passage and Poyais and government contracts, bankers, doctors, civil servants, whole families signed up.
- So how has it been learning these new skills of like, I would say going from like tradesmen to business owner?
- That is something that it's that that, you know, tradesmen did people that were in lower class.
Examples
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As a proven, skillful, and knowledgeable tradesman, an employee's value is increased to his employer.
Academic text (2011) -
Larry is the epitome of a truly professional tradesman.
Blog text (3) -
And I had always wanted to be a tradesman, to tell you the truth.
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The tradesman who works construction has trouble putting deep roots in a community because he has to go where the work is.
Blog text (9) -
Small businesses and tradesmen are struggling too.
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He looks a bit rough, like a tradesman, like someone who would work in construction.
Fiction book (2000) -
And she halted me in my tracks by saying that there are no tradesmen unemployed in your constituency.
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There was a tradesman who resided in the suburbs, and every year about a week before Christmas, he would disappear into the countryside where he rented a small cabin until Christmas was over.
Fiction book (2001) -
So skilled tradesmen were promised free passage and Poyais and government contracts, bankers, doctors, civil servants, whole families signed up.
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In this way, press-machinists linked the belief in their craft skills to a particular understanding of progressing into manhood, and this form of masculinity was something learned, emulated, and passed on from tradesman to apprentice.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
600
1.0
A person employed to do physical or routine jobs
55
4.1
A skilled worker who makes things by hand
50
2.7
A person who fixes and looks after things around a home or workplace
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4.8
A person who makes and fixes metal objects by heating and hammering them into shape
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2.8
A person who makes useful or beautiful things by hand and is very skilled
18
4.9
A skilled person who operates and repairs machines to make metal parts
13
3.7
A person who makes useful or decorative things by hand
11
3.2
A person who makes steel in a factory
10
3.1
A person with special training for a specific job
9
7.0
A skilled worker who finished training and works for an employer but is not yet a master
4
3.9
A person who makes or repairs things from wood
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3.7
A person who builds or fixes metal parts of buildings and bridges
2
3.5
A person who makes things from metal, often by hammering or welding
2
8.6
A person who builds and repairs ships, often wooden ones
1
3.9
A person who makes things by hand with great skill and care
1
9.9
A person who makes and fixes wooden wheels for carts or wagons
1
3.8
A person who makes or fixes tools as a job
1
9.9
A person who designs, builds, or fixes machines in mills
1
2.6
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
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3.5
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
1
3.2
A person who repairs machines or home appliances
1
3.6
A person who does skilled physical work like an electrician or carpenter
1
5.3
A woman who fixes things and does small jobs around the house
1
4.2
A woman who makes things by hand and is very skilled
1
3.8
A person who makes boats for a living
1
8.5
A person who builds or fixes boats, often wooden ones
1
3.2
A skilled person who repairs and looks after machines in a workshop
1
4.2
A person who makes or repairs metal items by shaping and joining them
A woman who does skilled work with her hands like carpentry
A man trained to do a certain trade like a carpenter
A person who makes useful or decorative things by hand
A worker in a workshop who repairs machines
A person who makes or fixes household items from thin metal
A person who makes or fixes carts used to carry goods
A person who makes clothes by sewing
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tradesman comes from trade ('a skilled job or business') and man ('person'), similar to craftsman. So a tradesman is someone who works with a particular skill, like a builder or repairer, and earns a living from that work.