HyperDic: professional

English > 8 senses of the word *professional*:
ADJECTIVE	all	professional	engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
	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

professional > pronunciation
Sounds	prahfeh'shahnahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *professional*: 8 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood.
Examples	"the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications" "began her professional career after the Olympics" "professional theater" "professional football" "a professional cook" "professional actors and athletes"
Narrower	nonrecreational, paid	Involving gainful employment / employment in something often done as a hobby
Narrower	professed	professing to be qualified
Opposite	nonprofessional	not professional
Spanish	profesional
Catalan	professional

English > *professional*: 8 senses > adjective 2, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to or suitable as a profession.
Examples	"professional organizations" "a professional field such as law"
Spanish	profesional
Catalan	professional
Nouns	profession	the body of people in a learned occupation

English > *professional*: 8 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession.
Examples	"professional conduct" "professional ethics" "a thoroughly professional performance"
Opposite	unprofessional	not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Spanish	profesional
Catalan	professional

English > *professional*: 8 senses > adjective 4, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to a profession.
Examples	"we need professional advice" "professional training" "professional equipment for his new office"
Spanish	profesional
Catalan	professional
Nouns	profession	an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
Adverbs	professionally	in a professional manner

English > *professional*: 8 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Engaged in by members of a profession.
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

English > *professional*: 8 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person engaged in one of the learned professions.
Synonym	professional person
Member of	professional organization, professional organisation	An organization of and for professional people
Narrower	careerist	A professional who is intent on furthering / furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
	craftsman	A professional whose work is consistently of high quality
	critic	A person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
	educator, pedagogue, pedagog	someone who educates young people
	health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver	A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
	lawyer, attorney	A professional person authorized to practice law
	librarian, bibliothec	A professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
	practitioner, practician	someone who practices a learned profession
	publisher	A person engaged in publishing / publishing periodicals or books or music
	yuppie	A young upwardly mobile professional individual
Broader	adult, grownup	A fully developed person from maturity onward
Spanish	profesional, profesionista
Catalan	professional

English > *professional*: 8 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	An athlete who plays for pay.
Synonym	pro
Narrower	free agent	(sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
Narrower	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

English > *professional*: 8 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
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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