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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The classic Coca-Cola bottle shape is protected by trade dress.
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka noted the obvious: The Lakers need to add a starting-level center this offseason, whether in free agency or by trade.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
An economist by trade, Mark Carney studied economics at Harvard and Oxford and worked at Goldman Sachs and the Bank of Canada before being named senior associate deputy minister for Canada’s finance department in 2004.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
This will be countered by trade agreements in the next 100 days that will, with the exception of China, make an enormous difference in world trade and help U.S. businesses and workers.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka noted the obvious: The Lakers need to add a starting-level center this offseason, whether in free agency or by trade.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
An economist by trade, Mark Carney studied economics at Harvard and Oxford and worked at Goldman Sachs and the Bank of Canada before being named senior associate deputy minister for Canada’s finance department in 2004.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
This will be countered by trade agreements in the next 100 days that will, with the exception of China, make an enormous difference in world trade and help U.S. businesses and workers.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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