Examples of tradesman in a Sentence
electricians, plumbers, and other tradesmen
He joined the tradesmen's union.
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Muñoz found it in residential painting with his keen eye for detail and wants to help other tradesmen learn the craft and be able to give back, along with helping re-paint Stockton, giving residents some vibrancy in color throughout their homes through this rough time.
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The opening head-to-toe-navy look, featured here, immediately drove his thinking home, referencing the bleu de travail of French tradesmen and balancing a wider-than-standard cotton knit tie with utilitarian separates rendered in an unexpectedly drapey wool.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Manufacturing wages are below what a skilled tradesman could make, providing additional savings to builders.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
According to his obituary, Weaver was working as an electrical tradesman in construction.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The opening head-to-toe-navy look, featured here, immediately drove his thinking home, referencing the bleu de travail of French tradesmen and balancing a wider-than-standard cotton knit tie with utilitarian separates rendered in an unexpectedly drapey wool.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Manufacturing wages are below what a skilled tradesman could make, providing additional savings to builders.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
According to his obituary, Weaver was working as an electrical tradesman in construction.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Tradesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tradesman. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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tradesman
noun
trades·man
ˈtrādz-mən 
1
: a worker in a skilled trade : craftsman
2
: one who runs a retail store : shopkeeper
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