meserie

Appears around 19th century, from the verb meseri (“to be poor, live in poverty, want”), from meser (from Latin miser), both obsolete. Current meaning acquired perhaps through the aspect of need or want being fulfilled.

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meserie f (plural meserii)

1. profession, handicraft, trade

   Synonyms: profesiune, ocupație, meșteșug, îndeletnicire

   de meserie ― by profession

• meseriaș

• mizerie