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

Fekkai, a celebrity hairstylist by trade, first launched his business in the form of a hair salon (at Bergdorf Goodman in 1989, to be exact). —Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025

The person most responsible for keeping this union of states together was a lawyer by trade. —arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025

These models contributed to wishful thinking that labor markets would adjust pretty easily to the trade shocks and that the workers harmed by trade would easily move to new sectors or places as the economy grew and changed. —Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025

The departures add further to uncertainty at the CFPB, which has been targeted by trade groups and conservatives for years. —Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for by trade

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