Handwerker

tradesman

noun HANT-ver-ker Rare

Also means

craftsman

Usage Note

Handwerker covers skilled manual trades such as plumbers, electricians and carpenters, collectively the Handwerk. The plural is unchanged: die Handwerker. The trade is highly respected in Germany with a formal Meister qualification system. The feminine Handwerkerin is increasingly common.

Examples

"Wir warten seit Wochen auf einen Handwerker."

Natural Translation

We have been waiting weeks for a tradesman.

Literal Translation

We wait since weeks on a tradesman.

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