Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tradesmen
IPA transcription: [tɹ'eɪdzmən]
Usage examples
  • There were sub-associations, fraternities, tradesmen's associations in the communes, and colleges in the universities.
  • Melbury rang at the tradesmen's door of the manor-house, and was at once informed that the lady was not yet visible, as indeed he might have guessed had he been anybody but the man he was.
  • The students were of all classes--rich and poor--from the sons of kings and chiefs down to the sons of farmers, tradesmen, and labourers; young laymen for general education, as well as ecclesiastical students for the priesthood.
  • Simple tradesmen jumped their counters to become extemporized captains, colonels, and generals, without having ever passed the School of Instruction at West Point; nevertheless; they quickly rivaled their compeers of the old continent, and, like them, carried off victories by dint of lavish expenditure in ammunition, money, and men.