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tradie

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From trade + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

noun tradies

Australia, New Zealand, informal A tradesman, tradesperson. 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.

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"tradie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tradie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tradie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tradie

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"tradie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tradie.

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@misc{tradie_2026,
  title = {tradie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tradie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}