by trade

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As a profession; professionally

Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.

by trade

    Turkish pronunciation

    bay treyd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbī ˈtrād/ /ˈbaɪ ˈtreɪd/

    Etymology

    [ 'bI, before consonants also ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bI; akin to Old High German bI by, near, Latin ambi- on both sides, around, Greek amphi.

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