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nouna person engaged in one of the learned professions
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nounan authority qualified to teach apprentices
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nounan athlete who plays for pay
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"the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications" "began her professional career after the Olympics" "professional theater" "professional football" "a professional cook" "professional actors and athletes"adjectiveengaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
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"professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"adjectiveengaged in by members of a profession
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"professional conduct" "professional ethics" "a thoroughly professional performance"characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a professionOpposite:
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"professional organizations" "a professional field such as law"of or relating to or suitable as a profession
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"we need professional advice" "professional training" "professional equipment for his new office"of or relating to a profession
Synonyms & Similar Words
master paid lawyer attorney authority adult pro publisher athlete jock critic librarian grownup craftsman practitioner yuppie educator pcp caregiver professed semipro careerist pedagogue professional person primary care provider bibliothec health care provider health professional pedagog practician past master semiprofessional free agent nonrecreational white-collar