Webster's Dictionary 1913

3970

Tradeless

Trade″less, a. Having no trade or traffic. Young.

3971

Trader

Trad″er (?), n. 1. One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a trader to the East Indies; a co...

3972

trades union

{ trades″ un′ion (?), orTrade″ un′ion }. An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hou...

3973

Trades-unionist

{ Trades″–un′ion‐ist, orTrade″–un′ion‐ist }, n. A member of a trades union, or a supporter of trades unions.

3974

Tradescantia

‖Trad′es‐can″ti‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.

3975

Tradesfolk

Trades″folk′ (?), n. People employed in trade; tradesmen. Swift.

3976

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. Burrill.

3977

Tradespeople

Trades″peo′ple (?), n. People engaged in trade; shopkeepers.

3978

Tradeswoman

Trades″wom′an (?), n.; pl.Tradeswomen (�). A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade.

3979

Trading

Trad″ing (?), a. 1. Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade; as, a trading company.2. Frequented by traders. “They on the trading flood.” Milton.3. Venal; corrupt; jobbi...

3980

Tradition

Tra‐di″tion (?), n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from tradere to give up, transmit. See Treason, Traitor.] 1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. “A deed...

3981

Tradition (2)

Tra‐di″tion, v. t. To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.The following story is... traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics. Fuller.

3982

Traditional

Tra‐di″tion‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. traditionnel, LL. traditionalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word onl...

3983

Traditionalist

Tra‐di″tion‐al‐ist (?), n. An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.

3984

Traditionally

Tra‐di″tion‐al‐ly, adv. In a traditional manner.

3985

Traditionarily

Tra‐di″tion‐a‐ri‐ly (?), adv. By tradition.

3986

Traditionary

Tra‐di″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Traditional.The reveries of the Talmud, a collection of Jewish traditionary interpolations. Buckminster.

3987

Traditionary (2)

Tra‐di″tion‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Traditionaries (�). [Cf. F. traditionnare.] One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority of traditions, and explains the Scriptures by them.

3988

Traditioner

{ Tra‐di″tion‐er (?), Tra‐di″tion‐ist, } n. [Cf. F. traditionniste.] One who adheres to tradition.

3989

Traditionlism

Tra‐di″tion‐l‐ism (?), n. A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authori...

3990

Traditive

Trad″i‐tive (?), a. [L. tradere, traditum, to transmit, give up: cf. F. traditif.] Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age, by oral communication; tradition...

3991

Traditor

‖Trad″i‐tor (?), n. [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See Traitor.] (Eccl. Hist.) A deliverer; — a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the...

3992

Traduce

Tra‐duce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Traduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Traducing (?).] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, ...

3993

Traducement

Tra‐duce″ment (?), n. The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny. Shak.

3994

Traducent

Tra‐du″cent (?), a. [L. traducens, p. pr. of traducere. See Traduce.] Slanderous. Entick.

3995

Traducer

Tra‐du″cer (?), n. 1. One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator. Bp. Hall.2. One who derives or deduces. Fuller.

3996

Traducian

Tra‐du″cian (?), n. A believer in traducianism.