METIER: 1: vocation, trade 2: an area of activity in which one excels: forte
The words "metier," "employment," "occupation," and "calling" all perform similar functions in English, though each word get the job done in its own way. These hardworking synonyms can all refer to a specific sustained activity, especially an activity engaged in to earn a living, but they also have slightly different shades of meaning. "Employment" implies simply that one was hired and is being paid by an employer, whereas "occupation" usually suggests special training and "calling" generally applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. "Metier," an 18th-century French borrowing, typically implies a calling for which one feels especially fitted.
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