a. [f. prec. + -LIKE.] Like, or like that of, a tradesman; characteristic of a tradesman; in quot. 1862, workmanlike, skilful.
1790. Bystander, 344. A man of tradesmanlike appearance came and knocked at the door.
1862. Thornbury, Turner, I. 275. Crafty tradesmanlike alterations.
1870. Gladstone, Glean., IV. v. 254. With a tradesmanlike devotion to her peaceful industry.
