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Tradesman vs Salesman - What's the difference?

tradesman | salesman |

As nouns the difference between tradesman and salesman

is that tradesman is a skilled manual worker (implied male) while salesman is a man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

tradesman

English

Noun

(tradesmen)
  • A skilled manual worker (implied male).
  • (archaic) One who trades; a shopkeeper.

    • Antonyms

    * tradeswoman

    Hypernyms

    * skilled worker * tradesperson * (qualifier) tradie

    salesman

    English

    Noun

    (salesmen)
  • A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

    • Antonyms

    * saleswoman

    Hypernyms

    * salesperson * seller * vendor

    Derived terms

    * salesmanship * travelling salesman * travelling salesman problem