Tradie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tradesman, tradesperson. Australia, New-Zealand, informal

    "Historically, the education of secondary technical school trade teachers (‘Technology Studies’ teachers in the new Ministry of Education nomenclature; “tradies” is their preferred term) has been seen as best conducted through a master-apprentice system."

Synonyms

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tradesperson

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"Historically, the education of secondary technical school trade teachers (‘Technology Studies’ teachers in the new Ministry of Education nomenclature; “tradies” is their preferred term) has been seen as best conducted through a master-apprentice system."

Etymology

From trade + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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