métier

[ mey-tyey, mey-tyey ]

/ ˈmeɪ tyeɪ, meɪˈtyeɪ /

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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.

Words nearby métier

mérimée, méringue, mésalliance, métayage, métayer, métier, métis, métisse, mézair, mézières, míkonos

Origin of métier

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

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Examples from the Web for metier

No man invents a metier without a strong element of success.
The Daltons, Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever
Fighting seemed their metier and most of them preferred it to the monotony of working a mine.
Across the Mesa|Jarvis Hall
He was not ashamed of his metier and allowed no threats nor pleas nor argument to disturb him.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
Our metier is not to compare, but to take what pleases us from each.
A Rock in the Baltic|Robert Barr

Alas, I have been amazingly lazy; it was my metier to look on.
The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts

British Dictionary definitions for metier

métier

/ (ˈmɛtɪeɪ) /

noun

a profession or trade, esp that to which one is well suited

a person's strong point or speciality

Word Origin for métier

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin ministerium service

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