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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.

RELATED WORDS

business, career, work, profession, specialty, trade, forte, craft, line, occupation

Nearby words

  1. mérimée, prosper,
  2. méringue,
  3. mésalliance,
  4. métayage,
  5. métayer,
  6. métis,
  7. métisse,
  8. mézair,
  9. mézières,
  10. míkonos

Origin of métier

1785–95; < French; Old French mestier < Gallo-Romance *misterium, for Latin ministerium ministry
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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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Word Origin and History for metier

metier

n.

"skill, talent, calling," 1792, from French métier "trade, profession," from Old French mestier "task, affair, service, function, duty," from Gallo-Romance *misterium, from Latin ministerium "office, service," from minister "servant" (see minister (n.)).

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