Meaning of tradie | Babel Free

Definitions

A tradesman, tradesperson.

Australia, New-Zealand, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Historically, the education of secondary technical school trade⟳ teachers (‘Technology Studies’ teachers in the new Ministry of Education nomenclature; “tradies” is their preferred term) has been seen as best conducted through a master-apprentice system.”

“This show⟳ is a thinly veiled advertorial posing as a competition between tradies to be crowned King Gee Jack of All Trades.”

“As soon as you know⟳ the settlement date⟳ for the property, you need⟳ to phone all your tradies and book them in for the dates you've worked out in your timetable. When each tradie starts you′ll have⟳ to show⟳ up and brief them.”

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