by trade

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Prepositional phrase[edit]

(idiomatic) As a profession; professionally.
Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.

Translations[edit]

as a profession

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

Anagrams[edit]

betray'd

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