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Sharkwellington@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Trade (noun)

a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training.

“the fundamentals of the construction trade”

synonyms: craft, occupation, job, day job, career, profession, business, pursuit, living, livelihood, line, line of work, line of business, vocation, calling, walk of life, province, field, work, employment, métier

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Peaty@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Usually someone who is in the trades calls it “the trades”. You never hear the term “trade industry” which is why I noted it

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- KaleDaddy@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah it was a little weird wording. Im not in the trades. Trying to be vague because internet, but i while work WITH plumbers and HVAC specialists, and have previously worked in the field, Im not one myself.
  
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  - Peaty@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Gotcha
    
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- YeetPics@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I’ve heard the term twice today actually.
  
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