Home › Words › T › tradesfolktradesfolktradesfolk · noun — people employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tradesfolk ranks #2,514 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom trade + -s- + folk.nounPeople employed in trade; tradesmen and tradeswomen.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tradesfolks 84% match — Synonym of tradesfolk. vs tradesfolk →tradesman 72% match — A skilled manual worker (implied male). vs tradesfolk →tradesperson 71% match — A skilled manual worker. vs tradesfolk →tradesmanly 71% match — Befitting a tradesman. vs tradesfolk →tradeswoman 71% match — A female skilled manual worker vs tradesfolk →tradesies 68% match — Trades/trading. vs tradesfolk →tradesmanlike 64% match — Resembling or characteristic of a tradesman. vs tradesfolk →tradesmanship 63% match — The state or business of a tradesman. vs tradesfolk →