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tradey

/ˈtɹeɪdi/

tradey is the alternative form of tradie.

Meaning of tradie

Noun

tradie (plural tradies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A tradesman, tradesperson.
    • Historically, the education of secondary technical school trade teachers (‘Technology Studies’ teachers in the new Ministry of Education nomenclature; “tradies” is their preferred term) has been seen as best conducted through a master-apprentice system.1993, Lawrence B. Angus, Education, inequality, and social identity, page 160

Adjective

tradey (comparative more tradey, superlative most tradey)

  1. (informal) Of or relating to trade.
    • The Board of Trade has gone "tradey" or even more "tradey." They have discovered that Art has some commercial value.1937, Public Administration, volume 15, page 158

Forms of tradey

Noun
pluraltradeys
Adjective
comparativemore tradey
superlativemost tradey

Origin of tradey

From trade + -y.

Words that rhyme with tradey

Questions about tradey

What does tradey mean?
Tradey means of or relating to trade.
What is tradey the alternative form of?
Tradey is the alternative form of tradie.
What part of speech is tradey?
Tradey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tradey?
Tradey is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪdi/.

Words near tradey in the dictionary

  1. tradeth
  2. tradewind
  3. tradewinds
  4. tradework
  5. tradeworker
  6. tradey
  7. tradeys
  8. tradfemme
  9. TradFi
  10. tradie
  11. tradies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tradey (page history and authors); tradie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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