tradesman

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Related topics: Trade, Occupations

trades·man /ˈtreɪdzmən/ noun (plural tradesmen /-mən/) [countableC]

1. British EnglishBrEBBTSELL someone who buys and sells goods or services, especially in a shop 商人，买卖人；〔尤指商店里的〕零售商，店主

2. especially American EnglishAmEBO someone who works at a job or trade that involves skill with your hands 手艺人，工匠

3. British EnglishBrEBBTSELL someone who goes to people’s houses to sell or deliver goods 上门推销商；送货员

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tradesman• He pauses at a second-hand book store, where the man who waits on him is unlike a tradesman.• You're apprenticed to a different tradesman each week, so no ties are formed.• A number of experienced tradesmen were also posted from Marham to Watton to assist with the extra workload.• Mudge had an earned reputation as a fine craftsman and a fair tradesman.• Tabel took none of these craftsmen into his workshop but employed immigrant tradesmen such as Tschudi, Kirckmann and Willbrook.• The later Victorian undertakers were arguably the most backward-looking tradesmen of their day.• I enjoyed working with the outside tradesmen.

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