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as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
an antique dealer who's known as a good tradesman, buying his items cheaply and selling them for a hefty profit
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as in craftsman
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
carpenters joining the tradesmen's union
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Recent Examples of tradesman
Manufacturing wages are below what a skilled tradesman could make, providing additional savings to builders.
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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
In The Furious, when his daughter Rainy is abducted, humble tradesman Wang Wei is thrust into a deadly underworld of corruption and violence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The story centers on Wang Wei, a humble tradesman forced into a violent criminal underworld after his daughter Rainy is kidnapped.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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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
In The Furious, when his daughter Rainy is abducted, humble tradesman Wang Wei is thrust into a deadly underworld of corruption and violence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The story centers on Wang Wei, a humble tradesman forced into a violent criminal underworld after his daughter Rainy is kidnapped.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradesman
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Cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction recently, and part of what’s driving that is the fact that large-scale asset managers including BlackRock have expanded options for traders to invest in them, using equity-like formats, including ETFs.—
Jill Schneider,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two factors appear to have helped change traders’ minds about the Fed’s plans.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The idea that these were real artisans and craftsmen, this traveling puppet show with these massive, moving puppets was very interesting to us early on.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2026
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This three-bedroom, three-bath, craftsman-style house from 1940 had 2,200 square feet and a two-car garage.—
Rachel Wharton,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The marijuana dealer, an apparent friend of Tatmon, got into an argument.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, Congress passed a federal requirement that every handgun sold or transferred by a licensed dealer must be accompanied by a secure gun storage or safety device.—
Myron Rolle,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Its centerpiece is the stone ruin of a bluff-top castle that was built by a local businessman in 1905.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tamar’s tiny enterprise is endangered by an inheritance dispute with her brother Davit (Tornike Gogrichiani), a businessman who wants to erase the family legacy to settle some childhood scores.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Tradesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradesman. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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