Tradesman Meaning
/ˈtreɪdzmən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA skilled manual worker (implied male).
nounA manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
Sentence Examples
The tradesman promised to come the next day.
The tradesman has the same religion all over the world.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ came to my house yesterday and fixed the broken pipe in the kitchen.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A skilled ____ came to the house this morning to repair the broken stone steps leading to the front door today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English trade English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tradesman From trade + -s- + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations:
"During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans."
— 1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter II, in Have His Carcase:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ came to my house yesterday and fixed the broken pipe in the kitchen.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A skilled ____ came to the house this morning to repair the broken stone steps leading to the front door today.