professional

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: professional personpromaster

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a person engaged in one of the learned professionsSynonyms: professional person
  2. an athlete who plays for paySynonyms: pro
  3. an authority qualified to teach apprenticesSynonyms: master

Adjective (5)

  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”
  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”
  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”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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]

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