by trade

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

(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

betray'd

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