tradespeople

 [treydz-pee-puhl]  

trades·peo·ple

   [treydz-pee-puhl]
plural noun
1.
those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.
2.
Chiefly British.
a.
tradesmen.
b.
shopkeepers collectively.
Also, trades·folk  [treydz-fohk] .

Origin:
1720–30; trade + 's1 + people
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World English Dictionary
tradespeople or tradesfolk (ˈtreɪdzˌpiːpəl, ˈtreɪdzˌfəʊk)
 
—pl n
chiefly (Brit) people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
 
tradesfolk or tradesfolk
 
—pl n

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