Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tradie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: tradie
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tradesman, tradesperson.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"This show is a thinly veiled advertorial posing as a competition between tradies to be crowned King Gee Jack of All Trades."
"As soon as you know the settlement date for the property, you need to phone all your tradies and book them in for the dates you've worked out in your timetable. When each tradie starts you′ll have to show up and brief them."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trade

Usage

Inflected Forms

tradies (plural)

Questions

What does tradie mean?: A tradesman, tradesperson.
Where does tradie come from?: From trade + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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