tradesperson

English

Etymology

From trade +‎ -s- +‎ person.

Noun

tradesperson (plural tradespersons or tradespeople)

1. A skilled manual worker.

   Synonym: tradie (Australia, colloquial)

   Hypernyms: blue-collar worker; < worker; < person

   Hyponyms: tradesman, tradeswoman

   Coordinate terms: laborer; white-collar worker, pink-collar worker

Related terms

• trade union, trades union

 

Translations

manual worker

• German: Handwerker(in)
• Spanish: menestral m or f

See also

• artisan
• craftsperson, craftsman, craftswoman
• journeyperson, journeyman, journeywoman
• master, master craftsman