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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Ashley, 43, is the daughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and a social worker by trade. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for by trade