ADJECTIVE | all | professional | engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood |
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pert | professional | of or relating to or suitable as a profession | |
all | professional | characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession | |
pert | professional | of or relating to a profession | |
all | professional | engaged in by members of a profession | |
NOUN | person | professional, professional person | a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
person | professional, pro | an athlete who plays for pay | |
person | professional, master | an authority qualified to teach apprentices |
Sounds | prahfeh'shahnahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood. | |
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Narrower | nonrecreational, paid | Involving gainful employment / employment in something often done as a hobby |
professed | professing to be qualified | |
Opposite | nonprofessional | not professional |
Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional |
Meaning | Of or relating to or suitable as a profession. | |
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Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional | |
Nouns | profession | the body of people in a learned occupation |
Meaning | characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession. | |
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Opposite | unprofessional | not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession |
Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional |
Meaning | Of or relating to a profession. | |
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Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional | |
Nouns | profession | an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) |
Adverbs | professionally | in a professional manner |
Meaning | Engaged in by members of a profession. | |
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Example | "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching" | |
Broader | white-collar | Of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers |
Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional |
Meaning | An athlete who plays for pay. | |
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Synonym | pro | |
Narrower | free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team |
semiprofessional, semipro | An athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis | |
Broader | athlete, jock | A person trained to compete in sports |
Opposite | amateur | An athlete who does not play for pay |
Spanish | profesional | |
Catalan | professional |
Meaning | An authority qualified to teach apprentices. | |
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Synonym | master | |
Narrower | past master | someone who was formerly a master |
Broader | authority | An expert whose views are taken as definitive |
Spanish | maestra, maestro, profesional | |
Catalan | mestra, mestre, professional |
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