Today's Word "metier"
Published in Vocabulary
metier \met-YAY; MET-yay\ (noun) - 1 : An occupation; a profession. 2 : An area in which one excels; an occupation for which one is especially well suited.
"No matter a person's metier, Ty seemed to want to push everyone into doing sales, feeling that greater profits were certain to follow."
Metier is from the French, ultimately from Latin ministerium, "service, ministry, employment," from minister, "a servant, a subordinate."
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