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métier

[ mey-tyey, mey-tyey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.

métier

/ ˈmɛtɪeɪ /

Origin of métier¹

1785–95; < French; Old French mestier < Gallo-Romance *misterium, for Latin ministerium ministry

Origin of métier¹

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin ministerium service

Qui biens chante et biens dance, fait un metier qui peu avance.

It spins to brave music, this peg-top, but its metier is to spin.

Like many another prince who has come to a violent end, he was born to the wrong metier.

Our metier is not to compare, but to take what pleases us from each.

No subtlety, no tour de metier, if I may so speak, can escape them.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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