tradespeople

/'treidz,pi:pl/ Cách viết khác : (tradesfolk) /'treidfouk/
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tradespeople

Tradespeople are setting up their stalls at the morning market.

Definition

Noun (plural noun, treated as plural) 1. People engaged in trade, especially shopkeepers and skilled workers: The term refers collectively to individuals whose occupation involves buying, selling, or skilled manual work, often running their own small businesses. It emphasizes the commercial or artisanal class. * The new tax policy was designed to support local tradespeople. * The street was lined with shops owned by various tradespeople.

Usage Notes
  • Grammatical Number: "Tradespeople" is a plural noun. It does not have a singular form. To refer to one person, you would use a term like "tradesperson," "shopkeeper," "artisan," or "merchant."
  • Context: The word often carries a connotation of skilled, independent business owners or workers, such as plumbers, carpenters, bakers, or retailers, rather than large-scale industrialists or unskilled laborers.
  • Formality: It is a standard, somewhat formal term used in economic, social, and historical contexts.
Examples
  • The town's economy relies heavily on its tradespeople.
  • Many tradespeople, such as electricians and masons, belong to professional guilds.
  • The market was bustling with tradespeople selling their goods.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Sociological Context: Used to describe a social class or group within a community's economic structure.
    • In 18th-century society, the tradespeople formed a growing middle class between the nobility and the peasantry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tradesperson (noun, singular): A single member of the tradespeople.
    • She is a skilled tradesperson specializing in cabinetry.
  • Tradesman / Tradeswoman (nouns, traditional gendered forms): Older terms for a male or female member of the tradespeople. "Tradesperson" is now often preferred as a gender-neutral alternative.
  • Trade (noun): The skilled practice of a craft or the business of buying and selling.
  • Artisan (noun): A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
  • Shopkeeper (noun): A person who owns or manages a shop.
Synonyms
  • Merchants
  • Shopkeepers
  • Artisans
  • Craftspeople
  • Dealers
  • The commercial class
Antonyms
  • Consumers
  • Customers
  • Clients
  • Non-professionals
  • (In a class context) Nobility; Peasantry
tradespeople

Tradespeople are setting up their stalls at the morning market.

Noun
  1. people engaged in trade