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trade school

noun

Synonyms of trade schoolnext
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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In some cases, trade schools are for-profit institutions and have been subjected to federal investigation for wrongdoing. Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025 Luke Burbank talks with band members Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich, and with one of the 9,000 Metallica Scholars who have benefitted from the band's grants through trade schools and community colleges. David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 Enrollment in trade schools and programs has been on the rise across the country, a sign young people are not giving up on manufacturing jobs anytime soon. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 Toyota's training for its employees in Kentucky became so successful that the program has moved nationwide and is now used by a variety of technical colleges, trade schools and other employers. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade school

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade school was in 1829

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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20school. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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