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# tradesman

«tradesman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person with skilled practical work, such as a plumber…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a tradesman, tradesmen)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tradesman is a person with skilled practical work, such as a plumber, electrician or builder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#m1)

2) (UK, old) A tradesman is also a shopkeeper or someone who delivers goods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life, families call a tradesman to fix leaks or wiring. In old stories, the tradesman's entrance was a back door for deliveries. Today people also say «tradesperson» or «trades worker» to include women. Phrases: a skilled tradesman, the tradesman's entrance.

### examples

- We called a tradesman to fix the boiler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x1)
- My uncle is a tradesman; he is an electrician. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x2)
- The tradesmen arrived early to build the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x3)
- In the old house there was a tradesman's entrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x4)
- A good tradesman uses the right tools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x5)
- Many tradesmen learn their skills as apprentices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x6)
- Less than six years afterwards the baron passed out of his castle-gate a poor beggar, while the baronial seat had been bought by a rich tradesman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/#x7)

### note

Plural: tradesmen. Gender-neutral form: tradesperson, tradespeople. Australia and New Zealand often say «tradie» (informal).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tradesman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tradesman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.