tradesman
pronunciation
How to pronounce tradesman in British English:
UK [ˈtreɪdzmən]
How to pronounce tradesman in American English:
US [ˈtredzmən]
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- Noun:
- a merchant who owns or manages a shop
Word Origin
- tradesman (n.)
- 1590s, from genitive of trade (n.) + man (n.).
Example
- 1. Prostitution at least offered financial independence : a typical harlot could earn in a month what a tradesman or clerk would earn in a year .
- 2. Students of the day did not pay cash for many services , instead paying local tradesman by account .
- 3. Every tradesman ought to read the contract carefully before he strikes hands with .
- 4. How to spot a bad tradesman or contractor & what to do about it .
- 5. Her husband worked in the evening making a fair copy of some tradesman 's accounts , and late at night he often copied manuscript for five sous a page .