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The words métier, employment, occupation, and calling all perform similar functions in English, though each word gets the job done in its own way. These hardworking synonyms can all refer to a specific sustained activity, especially an activity engaged in to earn a living, but these words also have slightly different shades of meaning. Employment implies simply that one was hired and is being paid by an employer, whereas occupation usually suggests special training, and calling generally applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. Métier, a French borrowing acquired by English speakers in the 18th century, typically implies a calling for which one feels especially fitted.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Photo : Chopard Imperiale Chopard Imperiale Chopard’s Imperiale collection was launched in 2010 to showcase the company’s in-house metiers capabilities, combined with in-house premium mechanical movements.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
While both are masters of gem-setting and micro-horology, Piaget places a special emphasis on mixing gems with metiers, particularly inlay and marquetry using ornamental stones and exotic materials.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
But the metier has opened up in other ways.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 July 2022
After realizing that acting was not for her, Linstead found her metier as a casting director and worked in an advertising company and at International Casting Services representing actresses.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022
The short story is a cruel little metier and a poor choice for anyone hoping to conceal his or her faults as a writer.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
The pandemic intensifies the domesticity that is Wolitzer’s metier.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021
Her timing seemed strange to some, just as her metier was fading.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
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“Métier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/m%C3%A9tier. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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