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A "tradesperson" is someone who is skilled in an area that requires both manual labor (working with your hands) and specialized expertise (detailed knowledge about how to do something).
Here are some skilled trades. You can click to read an encyclopedia entry if you're curious about one of these jobs:
- A mechanic is someone who fixes machines. When someone talks about "a mechanic", they usually mean an auto mechanic.
- An electrician fixes the electrical systems in a building.
- A mason (or bricklayer) is someone who makes things out of bricks or stone.
- A plumber fixes water pipes and drainage for a building.
- A welder connects pieces of metal using a torch, which heats the metal to high temperatures.
- A locksmith fixes locks or opens locks when the keys have been lost.
- A landscaper cares for lawns and gardens for people's homes or businesses.
- A roofer installs or fixes roofs: installing shingles, fixing leaks, etc.
- A carpenter builds things out of wood.
- A repairman fixes things, ranging from electronics to shoes.
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- repair things that are broken
- install things
- operate machinery
- maintain equipment
- construct buildings
- lay a material like bricks, shingles, etc.
- restore an old machine or item to a working state
- diagnose problems
A landscaper is like gardener...
A lawnmower is a machine for cutting the grass on a lawns.
A lawn is an area of short, mown grass in a yard, garden, or park.
To mow is to cut down (an area of grass) with a machine.
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