TRADESPEOPLE


Meaning of TRADESPEOPLE in English

/traydz"pee'peuhl/ , n. pl.

1. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.

2. Chiefly Brit.

a. tradesmen.

b. shopkeepers collectively.

Also, tradesfolk /traydz"fohk'/ .

[ 1720-30; TRADE + 'S 1 + PEOPLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .