people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
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trades•peo•ple
(trādz′pē′pəl),USA pronunciation n. [pl.]
- those persons who are engaged in trade; tradesmen.
- [Chiefly Brit.]
- tradesmen.
- shopkeepers collectively.
- trade + 's1 + people 1720–30
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