by trade
idiom
—used when indicating someone's job, especially a job that requires special training and skills and is done by using the hands
I am a carpenter/electrician/beautician by trade.
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After a whirlwind week defined by trade tensions, President Donald Trump has walked back one of the most economically consequential elements of his tariff scheme—for now.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
Herro spent much of his early career engulfed by trade speculation; now, perhaps the club sees him as part of the foundation worth holding onto and building onto.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
My father is from Saint Louis, and there by way of Mississippi, a historian by trade.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, her father — a nuclear physicist by trade — backed De Noire's new endeavor.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
Herro spent much of his early career engulfed by trade speculation; now, perhaps the club sees him as part of the foundation worth holding onto and building onto.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
My father is from Saint Louis, and there by way of Mississippi, a historian by trade.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, her father — a nuclear physicist by trade — backed De Noire's new endeavor.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“By trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20trade. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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