métier

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See also: metier and Metier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French métier. Doublet of mister (“employment, trade”).

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Noun

métier (plural métiers)

  1. Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
  2. An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
    Synonyms: forte; see also Thesaurus:forte
  3. An outstanding or beneficial feature.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mestier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *misterium, a conflation of mystērium (whence French mystère) and ministerium (whence French ministère). Compare Portuguese mester, also Portuguese mister, Italian mestiere, Spanish and Catalan menester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.tje/
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Noun

métier m (plural métiers)

  1. job, profession, trade
  2. skill
  3. (textile arts) machine, device, loom

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Descendants

  • → English: métier
  • → German: Metier

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