Understanding the meaning of professional

professional

/prə'fɛʃənəl/

noun
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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Similar:

professional person

type of:
adult grownup
noun
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
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Similar:

master

type of:
authority
noun
an athlete who plays for pay
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Similar:

pro

Opposite:

amateur

type of:
jock athlete
adjective
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
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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"

Similar:

nonrecreational paid professed

Opposite:

nonprofessional
adjective
engaged in by members of a profession
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"professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"

Similar:

white-collar
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
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"professional conduct" "professional ethics" "a thoroughly professional performance"
Opposite:

unprofessional
of or relating to or suitable as a profession
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"professional organizations" "a professional field such as law"
of or relating to a profession
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"we need professional advice" "professional training" "professional equipment for his new office"

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