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.

Examples of by trade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet, despite this shift in mindset, marketing is still taking a back seat at many companies, squeezed by trade tensions, economic uncertainty, and cautious consumer spending. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 June 2025

The Panthers have won 11 of 12 playoff series since Tkachuk arrived by trade and Paul Maurice took over as coach in the summer of 2022. —Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025

The library has a lead archive volunteer, who is an archivist by trade and has a master’s degree in public history. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025

From 2020 on, there haven’t been many good options available in free agency (Brady won 5 playoff games, Mayfield won 1, and all others won 0) or by trade (the two best ones traded were Stafford and Goff who were traded for each other). —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 June 2025

Rhymes for by trade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted