[syn: master, professional]
ADJECTIVE (5)
1. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood;
- Example: "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"
- Example: "began her professional career after the Olympics"
- Example: "professional theater"
- Example: "professional football"
- Example: "a professional cook"
- Example: "professional actors and athletes"
2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession;
- Example: "professional organizations"
- Example: "a professional field such as law"
3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession;
- Example: "professional conduct"
- Example: "professional ethics"
- Example: "a thoroughly professional performance"
4. of or relating to a profession;
- Example: "we need professional advice"
- Example: "professional training"
- Example: "professional equipment for his new office"
5. engaged in by members of a profession;
- Example: "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, n.
A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a
livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a
professional worker.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, a.
1. 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. "Pride, not personal, but professional."
--Macaulay. "A professional sneerer." --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; --
opposed to amateur.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
professional
adj 1: engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or
means of livelihood; "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" [ant:
nonprofessional]
2: of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional
organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
3: characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in
a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics";
"a thoroughly professional performance" [ant:
unprofessional]
4: of or relating to a profession; "we need professional
advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for
his new office"
5: engaged in by members of a profession; "professional
occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
n 1: a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn:
professional, professional person]
2: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: professional, pro]
[ant: amateur]
3: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: master,
professional]