tradie
Blue-collar skilled worker
A tradie is a tradesperson—someone who works in a skilled trade like plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, or construction.
The term is Australian and New Zealand slang: The tradie came to fix the hot water system.
It carries a casual, familiar tone, often evoking the image of someone in work boots and high-visibility gear.
Wiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- builderOne who erects structures
welder · bricklayer · tiler · painter · roofer · glazier · fitter · plasterer
Process of building something
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- hi-visReflective safety wear
- toolbeltWaist-worn carrier for implements
boots · overalls · safety · site · renovation · blueprints · measurements · ute
Learning trade through employment
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licensingGranting official permission
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
competent · expertise · proficiency · specialization · accredited · hands-on · technical · precision
Installed electrical conductors
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
- tilingSurface-covering arrangement
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
carpentry · painting · electrical · installation · renovation · repairs · fitting · building
electrician
Wiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
builder · welder · bricklayer · tiler · painter · roofer · glazier · fitter · plasterer · concreter
construction
Process of building something
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- hi-visReflective safety wear
toolbelt · boots · overalls · safety · site · renovation · blueprints · measurements · ute · esky
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licensingGranting official permission
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
qualified · competent · expertise · proficiency · specialization · accredited · hands-on · technical · precision · dexterity
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
- tilingSurface-covering arrangement
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
bricklaying · carpentry · painting · electrical · installation · renovation · repairs · fitting · building · welding
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- tradespeopleelectrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, bricklayer
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- AustraliansHugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie
- Australian FinanceGST, superannuation, super, tax return, tax refund
tradieoffice worker
Indoor professional employee
desk jockey · white-collar worker · pencil pusher · paper pusher · office drone
tradieprofessional
Credentialed in one's field
academic · scholar · intellectual · doctor · lawyer
tradiewhite-collar
Office work designation
suit · professional · yuppie · executive · management
- trading cardsCollectible illustrated rectangles
- fair trade coffeeJustly compensated grower beans
- trade inExchange for partial credit
- trade placesMutually exchange locations
- trade skillsPractical occupational abilities
- trade secretsProtected commercial knowledge
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