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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Casey, a corporate attorney by trade, and Batra, a former Intel and IBM executive, faced off in somewhat of a rematch. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 Democrat Jennifer McCormick Jennifer McCormick is an educator by trade, whose first and only elected position was Indiana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024 China had its own pressures as well, facing a more hostile world characterized by trade barriers and rising competition with the U.S. over technology. Swati Gupta, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024 Chris Paddack was rejoining the rotation after missing most of the past two years recovering from Tommy John surgery, and Anthony DeSclafani was a late addition, acquired by trade in January. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by trade 

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“By trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20trade. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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