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adjective
- 1. relating to or belonging to a profession: "young professional people" Similar Opposite
- 2. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime: "a professional boxer" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession: "professionals such as lawyers and surveyors" Similar
- 2. a person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime: "his first season as a professional" Similar
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- doing something as a paid job rather than as a hobby. professional athletes/players. a professional golfer. She began her professional career as a dancer 20 years ago.
- (of sport) done as a paid job rather than as a hobby. In professional sport winning is everything. the world of professional football. opposite amateur. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs.
- [only before noun] connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education. professional qualifications/skills.
- (of people) having a job which needs special training and a high level of education. Most of the people on the course were professional women. Topics Working life b1.
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession. “ professional conduct” “ professional ethics” “a thoroughly professional performance” see more. adjective. engaged in by members of a profession. “ professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching” synonyms: white-collar.
Professional means relating to a person's work, especially work that requires special training. His professional career started at Liverpool University. professionallyadverb [ADVERB -ed/adjective] B2. ...a professionally-qualified architect. The opening months of 1987 were difficult, personally and professionally. 2.adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+.
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Learn the meaning and usage of the word professional in different contexts, such as occupation, skill, behavior, or activity. Compare and contrast professional with related terms, such as amateur, expert, or craftsman.