Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tradesperson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: trades-per-son
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skilled manual worker.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Proto-Germanic *tradō Proto-West Germanic *trudo Old Saxon tradader. Middle Low German tradeder. Middle English trade English trade English -s- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English tradesperson From trade + -s- + person.

Inflected Forms

tradespersons (plural) tradespeople (plural)

Phrases

trade union trades union master craftsman

Frequently Paired Words

trade union trades union tradesworker artisan craftsperson craftsman craftswoman journeyperson

Synonyms

tradie

Questions

What does tradesperson mean?: A skilled manual worker.
Where does tradesperson come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Proto-Germanic *tradō Proto-West Germanic *trudo Old Saxon tradader. Middle Low German tradeder. Middle English trade English trade English -s- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English tradesperson From trade + -s- + person.

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