métier
Americannoun
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a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
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a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.
noun
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a profession or trade, esp that to which one is well suited
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a person's strong point or speciality
Etymology
Origin of métier
1785–95; < French; Old French mestier < Gallo-Romance *misterium, for Latin ministerium ministry
Example Sentences
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Huneven’s mother was a fierce critic whose métier was the unprovoked insult.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Already you anticipate that some of these interviews aren’t going to go Leonard’s way as Schrader’s métier, the language of self-excoriating doubt, finds voice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024
Daubechies’ métier is figuring out optimal ways to represent and analyze images and information.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021
The 48-year-old Californian traveled a rocky path to his novel métier.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2021
I am going back to the West to do sash factories and wheat elevators; these are my métier.
From The Light of the Star A Novel by Garland, Hamlin
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