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English to English adjective 1. 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 source: wordnet30
2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession professional organizations|a professional field such as law source: wordnet30
3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession professional conduct|professional ethics|a thoroughly professional performance source: wordnet30
4. of or relating to a profession we need professional advice|professional training|professional equipment for his new office source: wordnet30
5. Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. source: webster1913
adjective satellite 6. engaged in by members of a profession professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching source: wordnet30
noun 7. a person engaged in one of the learned professions source: wordnet30
8. an athlete who plays for pay source: wordnet30
9. an authority qualified to teach apprentices source: wordnet30
10. A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker. source: webster1913
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