tradespeople

tradespeople
/traydz"pee'peuhl/, n. pl.
1. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.
2. Chiefly Brit.
a. tradesmen.
b. shopkeepers collectively.
Also, tradesfolk /traydz"fohk'/.
[1720-30; TRADE + 'S1 + PEOPLE]

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  • tradespeople — [trādz′fōk΄trādz′pē΄pəl] pl.n. people engaged in trade; esp., storekeepers: also tradesfolk [trādz′fōk΄] …   English World dictionary

  • tradespeople — noun plural Date: 1653 people engaged in trade …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • tradespeople — treɪdz‚pɪːpl n. merchants, sellers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tradespeople — plural noun people engaged in trade …   English new terms dictionary

  • tradespeople — UK [ˈtreɪdzˌpiːp(ə)l] / US [ˈtreɪdzˌpɪp(ə)l] noun [plural] old fashioned people who sell goods or services …   English dictionary

  • tradespeople — trades•peo•ple [[t]ˈtreɪdzˌpi pəl[/t]] n. pl. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen Also called trades′folk [[t] ˌfoʊk[/t]] Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

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