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

An Italian animator who lives in Germany and works with AI by trade, Mosele created their first Italian brain-rot content in March. —Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

After being followed by trade rumors all summer (and certainly more to come this winter), Duran's inside-the-parker was a reminder to the Red Sox of just how difficult his impact might be to replace. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

The 1927 Martin 00-42 played at the Opry by Paul Warmack, a mechanic by trade who led the Gully Jumpers, a hoedown band whose members all came from rural communities around Nashville. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025

Dislocation caused by trade and innovation is a main cause of economic insecurity. —Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for by trade

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