tradesmen
Merchants selling goods
Tradesmen is the plural of tradesman—a worker skilled in a particular craft or trade, especially one involving manual work: plumbers, electricians, carpenters, bricklayers.
The term often distinguishes hands-on skilled labor from professional or clerical work.
The tradesmen arrived to finish the renovation.
In British usage, tradesmen may also mean shopkeepers or merchants who deliver goods: Tradesmen's entrance directed delivery people to the back door.
Skilled manual worker
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
potter · weaver · cobbler · tailor · jeweler · luthier · cooper · stonemason
Water system tradesperson
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- locksmithLock and key specialist
- gasfitterFuel line installer
- pipefitterMechanical tubing installer
sprinkler · alarm · boilermaker · refrigeration · installer · handyman · repairer · serviceman
Tradesperson laying mortared blocks
- plastererWall-coating tradesperson
- rooferBuilding-top construction worker
- tilerCeramic floor installer
- glazierWindow installer by trade
joiner · mason · painter · decorator · scaffolder · floorer · drywall · insulator
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- indentureFormal binding contract
certification · licensing · vocational · qualification · mentor · workshop · examination · contractor
Vehicle maintenance professional
- welderOne who fuses metals
- fitterMore physically capable
- turnerDevice that flips things
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
fabricator · toolmaker · millwright · sheetmetal · autobody · metalworker · molder · forger
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
silversmith · potter · weaver · cobbler · tailor · jeweler · luthier · cooper · stonemason · tanner
plumber
Water system tradesperson
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- locksmithLock and key specialist
- gasfitterFuel line installer
pipefitter · sprinkler · alarm · boilermaker · refrigeration · installer · handyman · repairer · serviceman
bricklayer
Tradesperson laying mortared blocks
- plastererWall-coating tradesperson
- rooferBuilding-top construction worker
- tilerCeramic floor installer
glazier · joiner · mason · painter · decorator · scaffolder · floorer · drywall · insulator · fencer
apprentice
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
indenture · certification · licensing · vocational · qualification · mentor · workshop · examination · contractor
mechanic
Vehicle maintenance professional
machinist · fabricator · toolmaker · millwright · sheetmetal · autobody · metalworker · molder · forger · grinder
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- local economyshops, markets, jobs, wages, workers
- Mechanicalscraftsmen, artisans, amateur actors
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- merchantsmerchant, merchants, retailers, vendors, storekeeper
- social classesupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, nobles
tradesmenwhite-collar workers
Salaried professional employees
professionals · executives · office workers · intellectuals · academics
tradesmencustomers
People who purchase goods
clients · consumers · buyers · patrons · purchasers
tradesmenday laborers
Workers hired daily
amateurs · dilettantes · laymen · novices · hobbyists