tradesfolk
tradesfolk noun: people employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
Noun
tradesfolk pl (plural only)
- People employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
- Small trades-folk, male and female shopwalkers, better class artisans, lower middle-class women worn with household cares, occasional young folk in search of a sensation - these were the impressions which the audience conveyed to the trained observation of Malone.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
- Victuallers , Vintners , and Tradesfolk would soon get all the Money of the Kingdom into their own Handsc. 1724, Jonathan Swift, The Drapier Demolished
- Synonyms:
- tradesfolks
Synonyms of tradesfolk
Origin of tradesfolk
From trade + -s- + folk.
Questions about tradesfolk
- What does tradesfolk mean?
- Tradesfolk means people employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.
- What part of speech is tradesfolk?
- Tradesfolk is a noun.
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