tradesman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a merchant who owns or manages a shop
    shopkeeper; market keeper; storekeeper.

WordNet

Trades"man noun
Wordforms
plural Tradesmen
Definitions
  1. One who trades; a shopkeeper.
  2. A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. U.S. Burrill.

Webster 1913