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as in traders
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 craftsmen
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands
carpenters joining the tradesmen's union
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Recent Examples of tradesmen
There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradesmen
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That spurred traders to ramp up bets that the Fed will cut rates in October, providing a boost for stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gas prices could remain elevated depending on the extent of the damage, the speed of production recovery, the timing of imports and traders’ confidence in turning a profit on additional supplies.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Austin brings a special energy and enthusiasm to his work on the baseball field, which matches the approach of the designers and craftsmen who create our beautiful products.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Completed in 1939, Fallingwater, its guesthouse and its service quarters were built almost entirely by local craftsmen using materials quarried on site.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The tech giant said more than one million Shopify merchants, including Skims and Glossier, are coming soon.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those are my favorite furniture dealers here in New York.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will update the software free of charge.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Tradesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradesmen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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