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METIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An occupation for which you are especially well suited
Example:
in law he found his true metier
Synonyms:
medium; metier
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("metier" is a kind of...):
business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An asset of special worth or utility
Example:
cooking is his forte
Synonyms:
forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("metier" is a kind of...):
asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metier"):
green fingers; green thumb (a special ability to make plants grow)
