tradesman

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Recent Examples of tradesman Hill, a father and grandfather, was remembered by his family and friends as a skilled tradesman and aspiring restaurateur, who had spent years working as a chef and restaurant manager. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Homeowners, livestock and pet owners, gardeners, hobby farmers, ranchers, tradesmen and others rely on Tractor Supply for a wide assortment of products. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024 Mason was originally an English word meaning a tradesman or artisan who works with stone. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 July 2024 However, the school was not built under the Rosenwald fund, which built schools and colleges for Black students in the South before desegregation Local craftsmen and tradesmen built Siloam School, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lucy Marques, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tradesman 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradesman
Noun
  • Her barely teenage mother disappeared when Smith was still a toddler; her much older father, a horse trader, moved frequently, taking his young daughter with him.
    News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025
  • She was born in 1940 on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, where she was raised by her father, a horse trader.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Science & Medicine 130,000-year-old mastodon bones could rewrite story of how humans first appeared in the Americas April 26, 2017 Originally researchers wondered if the craftsmen were working on already old fossils.
    Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The international card services segment showed an 11% growth, bringing in $2.99 billion, while the global merchant and network services posted a slight decline of 2%, recording $1.89 billion in revenue.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The Houthis have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip started in October 2023, significantly affecting global shipping, particularly through Egypt's Suez Canal.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many pro-Union businessmen and residents fled Westport for more friendly environs such as St. Joseph or Leavenworth.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
  • What if Kobe Bryant were now a 46-year-old businessman and filmmaker and author and philanthropist living in Newport and wielding influence all over Los Angeles, what would that look like?
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025

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“Tradesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradesman. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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