tradesman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tradesman
    n 1: a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {shopkeeper},
         {tradesman}, {storekeeper}, {market keeper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tradesman \Trades"man\, n.; pl. {Tradesmen}.
   1. One who trades; a shopkeeper.
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   2. A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood
      depends upon the labor of his hands. [U. S.] --Burrill.
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