Tradesman

Man for man, though, the highly-skilled Yorkshire tradesman, is better value, but there is no premium in efficiency. ❋ Richard (2006)

The French tradesman is a better window-dresser than the Englishman. ❋ Unknown (1945)

The tradesman is cheated; – not by me, for I am cheated in my turn; nor (except indirectly) by Mr Norton, for it is his wife whom he defrauds. ❋ Unknown (1855)

Pattenson had visitors, some tradesman from a neighbouring town, to sup with him; and Orlando, who was upon the watch, had the mortification to hear them singing in the butler's room at half after eleven, and to find it near one o'clock when they betook themselves to their horses, and departed. ❋ Unknown (1793)

A tradesman is one who, having made his trade his choice, and taken pains to learn it, makes it his business to follow it, lays out all he has for the advancement of it, makes all other affairs bend to it, and lives upon the gain of it. ❋ Unknown (1721)

A tradesman is said to fail when he becomes a bankrupt. ❋ Unknown (1721)

This is necessary, because the said term tradesman is understood by several people, and in several places, in a different manner: for example, in the north of Britain, and likewise in Ireland, when you say ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)

Being to direct this discourse to the tradesmen of this nation, it is needful, in order to make the substance of this work and the subject of it agree together, that I should in a few words explain the terms, and tell the reader who it is we understand by the word tradesman, and how he is to be qualified in order to merit the title of _complete_. ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)

In like manner, abroad they call a tradesman such only as carry goods about from town to town, and from market to market, or from house to house, to sell; these in England we call petty chapmen, in the north pethers, and in our ordinary speech pedlars. ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)

The word tradesman in England does not sound so harsh as it does in other countries; and to say _a gentleman-tradesman_, is not so much nonsense as some people would persuade us to reckon it: and, indeed, as trade is now flourishing in England, and increasing, and the wealth of our tradesmen is already so great, it is very probable a few years will show us still a greater race of trade-bred gentlemen, than ever England yet had. ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)

Hopefully something can be done in time for tomorrows game as i really don't think i can stomach watching another shocking performance from Mr Blobby. david mitchells beard, swindon says ... tradesman wrote: david mitchells beard wrote: looks like fitton will have to make a trip to tescos as it seems all his asslickers have suddenly found a bad tate in there mouths love to av it with you outside the county you pr_k im flattered you find me so attractive, and you called tradesman too, ohh im blushing but i prefer females, sorry, but tell you what you can "av it" with your so called firm instead.

When she came up again she held the warrants, in which Lucien was described as a tradesman, in her hand. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That's a tradesman, that is to say, he's the restaurant keeper, Vereshchagin. ❋ Leo Tolstoy (1869)

The life of a tradesman is a varied existence, mixing practicality with logic and problem solving, he says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The tradesman was a man of consequence in Quebec, being what is there called a large storekeeper, though we in ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

The tradesman was a man of consequence in Quebec, being what is there called a large storekeeper, though we in England should have called him a shopkeeper. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

They exact fidelity from a lover as a debt of honour, while they pay the husband as a tradesman, that is, not at all. ❋ Thomas Moore (1815)