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métier, metier (s) (noun); métiers, metiers (pl)
1. Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling: Being a politician is Joe's métier.
2. An occupation to which someone is particularly suited; a forte, strength or talent: After trying several careers, Nancy found her true métier to be a computer expert.
An occupation that one is specializes in.

The activity that one chooses because he or she is particularly adapted to do it.
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