Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An occupation, trade, or profession.
  • noun Work or activity for which a person is particularly suited; one's specialty.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Trade; profession; with reference to literature or art, one's particular kind or line of ability.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Calling; vocation; business; trade.
  • noun the field or activity at which one excels; one's forte.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling
  • noun An activity to which a person is particularly suited; a forte

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an occupation for which you are especially well suited
  • noun an asset of special worth or utility

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from Old French mestier, from Vulgar Latin *misterium, from Latin ministerium; see ministry.]

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Borrowing from French métier

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  • Rather than answer any of The Sentinel’s questions about that, Baez played the race card, issuing a statement that accused the newspaper of “discrimination against a young, hard-working Hispanic lawyer.” Diversion is his métier. ("A Sordid Cast Around Casey Anthony", The New York Times, July 10, 2011)

    July 10, 2011