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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Tyler Morton, a central midfielder by trade, spent most of the second half at right-back and Jayden Danns, 18, and James McConnell, 20, were tasked with closing out the win.
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Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Nakagawa, 39, is a Coast Guard commander: stoic, methodical, an engineer by trade.
—Erin Edwards, ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2024
The Bitcoin were stored on a private key within Howells’s computer hard drive, which was placed in a drawer while Howells—a systems engineer by trade—updated his PC.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Nakagawa, 39, is a Coast Guard commander: stoic, methodical, an engineer by trade.
—Erin Edwards, ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2024
The Bitcoin were stored on a private key within Howells’s computer hard drive, which was placed in a drawer while Howells—a systems engineer by trade—updated his PC.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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“By trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20trade. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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