Advertisement
Advertisement
professional
[ pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]
adjective
- following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain:
a professional builder.
- of, relating to, or connected with a profession:
professional studies.
- appropriate to a profession:
professional objectivity.
- engaged in one of the learned professions:
A lawyer is a professional person.
- following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime:
a professional golfer.
- making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business:
“A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”
- undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain:
professional baseball.
- of or for a professional person or their place of business or work:
a professional apartment; professional equipment.
- done by an expert:
professional car repairs.
noun
- a person who belongs to one of the professions, especially one of the learned professions.
- a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs:
a golf professional.
- an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
- a person who is expert at some kind of work:
You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional.
professional
/ əˈɛʃəə /
adjective
- of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in as a profession
- engaging in an activity for gain or as a means of livelihood
- extremely competent in a job, etc
- (of a piece of work or anything performed) produced with competence or skill
- undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid
noun
- a person who belongs to or engages in one of the professions
- a person who engages for his livelihood in some activity also pursued by amateurs
- a person who engages in an activity with great competence
- an expert player of a game who gives instruction, esp to members of a club by whom he is hired
Derived Forms
- ˈڱDzԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱ·Dz·· adverb
- ·ٱ··ڱ·Dz· adjective
- ···ڱ·Dz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of professional1
Example Sentences
Among the key elements of the new plan are reconfiguring academic units and professional services, securing more commercial finance and consolidating efficiencies.
But it had confirmed it was holding Mr Nassasra during a briefing on an internal inquiry into the attack, which identified "several professional failures".
While he was still a professional mixed martial artist, Young — who owns and teaches classes at Fight Academy Pasadena — organized a casual, potluck-style hangout for car-loving pals outside one of his matches.
And amid a federal hiring freeze, tests for the Foreign Service — men and women who staff U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, often for their entire professional lives — were put on hold.
“Due to her professional responsibilities, she was categorized as an executive for FEC filing purposes,” her office said.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse