tradespeople: Meaning and Definition of

trades•peo•ple

Pronunciation: (trādz'pē"pul), [key]
— n. pl.
  1. those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.
    1. tradesmen.
    2. shopkeepers collectively.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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