tradesman

noun3

1. •
   A skilled manual worker (implied male).
2. •
   (old-fashioned) A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.

   • Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.
3. •
   (old-fashioned) One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.

   • During the morning she had seen several people and quite a number (comparatively) of tradesmen’s vans. — 1932