métier
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mé·tier
(mĕ-tyā′, mā-)n.
1. An occupation, trade, or profession: "This fidelity to the ancient mode of instrument production remains the test of excellence, and I know no other métier of which this can be said" (Nicholas Delbanco).
2. Work or activity for which a person is particularly suited; one's specialty: That actor's métier is broad, slapstick comedy.
[French, from Old French mestier, from Vulgar Latin *misterium, from Latin ministerium; see ministry.]
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métier
(ˈmɛtɪeɪ)n
1. a profession or trade, esp that to which one is well suited
2. a person's strong point or speciality
[C18: from French, ultimately from Latin ministerium service]
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mé•tier
or me•tier
(ˈmeɪ tyeɪ, meɪˈtyeɪ)n.
1. a field of work; occupation or profession.
2. a field of activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.
[1785–95; < French « Latin ministerium ministry]
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métier
an occupation, vocation or trade, especially in the sense of the work a person is best suited for.
See also: Occupations-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
métier
A French word for profession or trade, used to mean something that a person is particularly good at.
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| Noun | 1. |  metier - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"green fingers, green thumb - a special ability to make plants grow |
| 2. |  metier - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" |
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métier
noun
1. profession, calling, craft, occupation, line, trade, pursuit, vocation He found his true métier as the magazine's business manager.
2. strong point, forte, speciality, specialty, strong suit, long suit (informal) This was not his métier, and he was clearly frightened.
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métier
noun1. Activity pursued as a livelihood:
art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.
Slang: racket.
Archaic: employ.
2. Something at which a person excels:
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métier
[ˈmeɪtɪeɪ] N (= trade) → oficio m; (= strong point) → fuerte m; (= speciality) → especialidad fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
métier
n → Metier nt
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