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Meaning of 'professional' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Professional [ 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.
- Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur.
2 . Professional [ n.]
- A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.

Meaning of 'professional' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . professional [ a]
Meaning (1):
- engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
Example in sentence:
  • a professional cook;
  • began her professional career after the Olympics;
  • professional actors and athletes;
  • professional football;
  • professional theater;
  • the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or suitable as a profession
Example in sentence:
  • a professional field such as law;
  • professional organizations
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Example in sentence:
  • a thoroughly professional performance;
  • professional conduct;
  • professional ethics
Meaning (4):
- of or relating to a profession
Example in sentence:
  • professional equipment for his new office;
  • professional training;
  • we need professional advice
5 . professional [ s]
Meaning (5):
- engaged in by members of a profession
Example in sentence:
  • professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching

Nearby Words:

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