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Definition of métier noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

métier

noun

NAmE//mɛˈtyeɪ//

, NAmE//meɪˈtyeɪ//

[usually singular] (from French) (formal)

a person's work, especially when they have a natural skill or ability for it He followed many unsuccessful paths before finding his true métier.

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