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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
Noun
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The program partners with waste pickers, sorters and traders who comb landfills and other waste collection facilities for recyclable materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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And if the Fed ends up cutting fewer times than traders expect, including three this year, the market could retreat in disappointment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The result is an intimate offering of access to heritage maisons and avant-garde craftsmen beyond the frenetic halls of Watches & Wonders, the world’s largest trade show.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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The larger-scale drama is unquestionably effective — what Greengrass and his team of craftsmen and visual artists have been able to do with wind is a miracle, and that’s to say nothing of the fire itself — and so evocative and terrifying that words fail to do it justice.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Affirm, PayPal, Afterpay—everyone is targeting the same merchants and users.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tavares notably maintained a fraught relationship with dealers.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Denver City Council passed an ordinance forbidding scrap metal recycling dealers from paying cash for certain materials that include copper, bronze, brass and aluminum.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tradesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradesmen. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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