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Tradesman vs Trader - What's the difference?

tradesman | trader |

As nouns the difference between tradesman and trader

is that tradesman is a skilled manual worker (implied male) while trader is one who gains a livelihood from trading goods or securities.

tradesman

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * tradeswoman

    Hypernyms

    * skilled worker * tradesperson * (qualifier) tradie

    trader

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gains a livelihood from trading goods or securities.

    • Derived terms

    * rogue trader

    Anagrams

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