"tradecraft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tradecrafts [plural]
Etymology: From trade + craft. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trade|craft}} trade + craft Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tradecraft (countable and uncountable, plural tradecrafts)
  1. The skills acquired through experience of a trade. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (skills acquired through experience of a trade): ammattitaito (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tradecraft-en-noun-lxWx8iTo Disambiguation of 'skills acquired through experience of a trade': 99 1
  2. (espionage) The methods used in espionage and clandestine operations. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage Translations (methods used in espionage): vakoilumenetelmät [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tradecraft-en-noun-Y7C-OCzO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -craft, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -craft: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'methods used in espionage': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: analytic tradecraft

Inflected forms

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