PROFESSIONAL

• (noun) an authority qualified to teach apprentices

  synonyms : master

• (noun) a person engaged in one of the learned professions

  synonyms : professional person

• (noun) an athlete who plays for pay

  synonyms : pro

• (adj.) engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

  "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"

• (adj.) characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

  "professional conduct", "professional ethics", "a thoroughly professional performance"

• (adj.) of or relating to a profession

  "we need professional advice", "professional training", "professional equipment for his new office"

• (adj.) of or relating to or suitable as a profession

  "professional organizations", "a professional field such as law"

• (adj.) engaged in by members of a profession

  "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"

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