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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Europe’s economy will grow more slowly than expected this year, dragged down by trade uncertainty from President Trump’s tariffs, despite increasingly stable prices on consumer goods and energy, European Union economists said on Monday.
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Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Hawaii was hardly the only country victimized by trade dependence.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
About half of states, both red and blue, have laws that ban or restrict cell phone use during the school day, or urge local districts to do so, according to a tracker by trade paper Education Week.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The classic Coca-Cola bottle shape is protected by trade dress.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
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Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Hawaii was hardly the only country victimized by trade dependence.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
About half of states, both red and blue, have laws that ban or restrict cell phone use during the school day, or urge local districts to do so, according to a tracker by trade paper Education Week.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The classic Coca-Cola bottle shape is protected by trade dress.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
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 5 Jun. 2025.
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