professional | English to English Dictionary

English to English

professional

(pr/@/'f/E//S//@/n/-/l )

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

Example:
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.

Antonym:
nonprofessional

source: wordnet30
of or relating to or suitable as a profession(adj.pert)

Example:
Professional organizations.
A professional field such as law.

source: wordnet30
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession(adj.all)

Example:
Professional conduct.
Professional ethics.
A thoroughly professional performance.

Antonym:
unprofessional

source: wordnet30
of or relating to a profession(adj.pert)

Example:
We need professional advice.
Professional training.
Professional equipment for his new office.

source: wordnet30
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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

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

Synonym:
professional person

source: wordnet30
an athlete who plays for pay(noun.person)

Synonym:
pro
Antonym:
amateur

source: wordnet30
an authority qualified to teach apprentices(noun.person)

Synonym:
master

source: wordnet30
A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.(noun)

source: webster1913