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Definition of Professional
1. Adjective. Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood. "Professional actors and athletes"
2. Noun. A person engaged in one of the learned professions.
Group relationships: Professional Organisation, Professional Organization
Generic synonyms: Adult, Grownup
Specialized synonyms: Careerist, Craftsman, Critic, Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue, Caregiver, Health Care Provider, Health Professional, Pcp, Primary Care Provider, Attorney, Lawyer, Bibliothec, Librarian, Practician, Practitioner, Publisher, Yuppie
3. Adjective. Of or relating to or suitable as a profession. "A professional field such as law"
4. Noun. An athlete who plays for pay.
Generic synonyms: Athlete, Jock
Specialized synonyms: Free Agent, Semipro, Semiprofessional
Antonyms: Amateur
5. Adjective. Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession. "A thoroughly professional performance"
6. Noun. An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
Generic synonyms: Authority
Specialized synonyms: Past Master
Derivative terms: Masterly, Mastership
7. Adjective. Of or relating to a profession. "Professional equipment for his new office"
8. Adjective. Engaged in by members of a profession. "Professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
Definition of Professional
1. a. Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct.
2. n. A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.
Definition of Professional
1. Noun. A person who belongs to a profession ¹
2. Noun. A person who earns his living from a specified activity ¹
3. Noun. An expert. ¹
4. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession. ¹
5. Adjective. That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood ¹
6. Adjective. (context: by extension) Expert ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Professional
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Professional
Literary usage of Professional
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The dental curriculum covers three years of professional work based upon four
years of high school, and leads to the degree of doctor of dental surgery ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The first genuine effort for the professional training of teachers ... TEACHERS,
professional Training of. It was about this time that the subject of ..."
3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"to "sub-professional service" and "professional and scientific service," the
scheme was made to apply to all branches of the service alike, ..."
4. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1895)
"DEPARTMENT OF professional STUDY. THE TEACHERS' INTERNATIONAL READING CIRCLE.
... The sole purpose of professional reading is to enlighten and stimulate ..."
5. Manufacturing Systems: Foundations of World-Class Practice by Joseph A. Heim (1992)
"In this paper we consider how to adjust the training and professional value ...
or no help in their struggle from the professional schools where they must ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1864)
"In the same way, a pro- bound to have some degree of professional en- ducer of
... In one sense, professional enthusiasm is reading and criticising a stupid ..."
7. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"In the professional preparation of the agricultural teacher, ... We should inquire
what the teacher needs to know, from a professional viewpoint, ..."
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