Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tradesman \Trades"man\, n.; pl. {Tradesmen}.
   1. One who trades; a shopkeeper.

   2. A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood
      depends upon the labor of his hands. [U. S.] --Burrill.

Source : WordNet®

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