Tradesfolk

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    People employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen. plural, plural-only

    "Small trades-folk, male and female shopwalkers, better class artisans, lower middle-class women worn with household cares, occasional young folk in search of a sensation - these were the impressions which the audience conveyed to the trained observation of Malone."

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"Small trades-folk, male and female shopwalkers, better class artisans, lower middle-class women worn with household cares, occasional young folk in search of a sensation - these were the impressions which the audience conveyed to the trained observation of Malone."

Etymology

From trade + -s- + folk.

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