métier
English edit
Etymology edit
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtjeɪ/
Noun edit
métier (plural métiers)
- Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
- An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
- Synonyms: forte; see also Thesaurus:forte
- An outstanding or beneficial feature.
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calling
forte
feature
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French mestier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *misterium, a conflation of mystērium (whence French mystère) and ministerium (whence French ministère). Compare Spanish and Catalan menester.
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métier m (plural métiers)
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Further reading edit
- “métier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.