by trade

English

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Prepositional phrase

by trade

1. (idiomatic) As a profession; professionally.

   Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.

Translations

as a profession

• Finnish: ammatiltaan
• French: de son état (fr)
• Italian: di professione
• Russian: по профе́ссии (po proféssii)
• Slovak: z povolania

Anagrams

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