trades|peo|ple

trades|peo|ple
trades|peo|ple «TRAYDZ PEE puhl», noun (plural).
people engaged in trade; storekeepers; shopkeepers.

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  • trades·peo·ple — /ˈtreıdzˌpiːpəl/ noun [plural] 1 : people who work in a trade : people whose professions require special skills and work that is done with the hands Local tradespeople like plumbers and electricians have raised their rates. 2 Brit : people who… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tradespeople — trades•peo•ple [[t]ˈtreɪdzˌpi pəl[/t]] n. pl. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen Also called trades′folk [[t] ˌfoʊk[/t]] Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • tradespeople — trades|peo|ple [ˈtreıdzˌpi:pəl] n [plural] 1.) BrE old fashioned people who buy and sell goods or services 2.) especially AmE people who work at a job or ↑trade that involves skill with their hands …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tradespeople — trades|peo|ple [ treıdz,pipl ] noun plural OLD FASHIONED people who sell goods or services …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tradespeople — Trades peo ple, n. People engaged in trade; shopkeepers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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