Definition
Meaning of 'professional'
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. [ a.]- 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. [ n.]Meaning of 'professional' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. professional [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
- characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Example in sentence:
- a thoroughly professional performance;
- professional conduct;
- professional ethics
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or suitable as a profession
- of or relating to or suitable as a profession
Example in sentence:
- a professional field such as law;
- professional organizations
Meaning (3):
- engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
- 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 (4):
- of or relating to a profession
- of or relating to a profession
Example in sentence:
- professional equipment for his new office;
- professional training;
- we need professional advice
2. professional [ s]
[ s]Meaning (5):
- engaged in by members of a profession
- engaged in by members of a profession
Example in sentence:
- professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
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