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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Leake, a teacher by trade, spent 11 years on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education before transitioning to the county commission.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Her twin is not an actor by trade.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
Under head coach Ruben Amorim, United’s 3-4-2-1 formation does not include a natural right-back, although Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui play in that position by trade.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Suarez, a real estate lawyer by trade, has refused to comment on the list of employers made public in August.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Her twin is not an actor by trade.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
Under head coach Ruben Amorim, United’s 3-4-2-1 formation does not include a natural right-back, although Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui play in that position by trade.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Suarez, a real estate lawyer by trade, has refused to comment on the list of employers made public in August.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“By trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20trade. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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