Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun People employed in trade; tradespeople.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare People employed in trade; tradesmen.

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  • noun People employed in trade; tradesman.

Etymologies

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trades +‎ folk

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Examples

  • Around them the woods bustled with farmers and tradesfolk readying themselves for the long march back to then - homes.

    The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

  • Besides the tradesfolk, there is good Mrs. Ridley and Mr. Sherrick — we must see them; and, if we can, set this luckless

    The Newcomes 2006

  • The good lady was called the Duchess by her fellow-tradesfolk in the square in which she lived.

    The Newcomes 2006

  • Having heard the same story twice or thrice before, the tradesfolk might not give it entire credit, but their bills were paid: even to

    The Virginians 2006

  • Our landladies adored her; the tradesfolk executed her little orders as eagerly as if a duchess gave them, or they were to make a fortune by waiting on her.

    The Virginians 2006

  • Many persons who let lodgings in Brighton have been servants themselves — are retired housekeepers, tradesfolk, and the like.

    The Newcomes 2006

  • Kor Vella had a strong Imperial theme and was closest to the rebel theme park, but that didn't attract tradesfolk.

    Synthetic Worlds as Petri Dishes 2006

  • They would not come out to fight again; they would vanish into the population, become simple farmers and tradesfolk.

    The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002

  • Merely reconstructing the Colosseum, scene of the film's gladiatorial combat, took 19 weeks and employed more than 100 British technicians and 200 Maltese tradesfolk.

    Sandals, Sweat, and Swords 2000

  • Behind him, the line waiting to enter the inner city was growing longer, and murmurs of impatience could be heard rising from drivers and tradesfolk.

    Carnivores of Light and Darkness Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000

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