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View synonyms for métier
métier
[ mey-tyey, mey-tyey ]
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 /
noun
- a profession or trade, esp that to which one is well suited
- a person's strong point or speciality
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of métier1
C18: from French, ultimately from Latin ministerium service
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Example Sentences
Qui biens chante et biens dance, fait un metier qui peu avance.
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It spins to brave music, this peg-top, but its metier is to spin.
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Like many another prince who has come to a violent end, he was born to the wrong metier.
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Our metier is not to compare, but to take what pleases us from each.
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No subtlety, no tour de metier, if I may so speak, can escape them.
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