Professional definition
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A skilled practitioner; an expert.
noun
A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.
noun
Of, engaged in, or worthy of the high standards of a profession.
adjective
Professional is defined as performing a job to high standards, a school of higher education, or someone who does a specific type of work to earn a living.
A well-respected landscape company is an example of a company with professional results.
A business graduate school is an example of something professional.
A certified public accountant is an example of someone professional.
adjective
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Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career.
A professional writer.
adjective
A person practicing a profession.
noun
Having or showing great skill; expert.
A professional repair job.
adjective
Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession.
Lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.
adjective
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Conforming to the standards of a profession.
Professional behavior.
adjective
A person who does something with great skill.
noun
Designating or of a school, esp. a graduate school, offering instruction in a profession.
adjective
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Engaged in a specified occupation for pay or as a means of livelihood.
A professional writer.
adjective
Being such in the manner of one practicing a profession.
A professional hatemonger.
adjective
Of or having to do with a profession or one's profession.
A professional journal, an actor's professional name.
adjective
Engaged in a profession.
adjective
A person who engages in some art, sport, etc. for money, esp. as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby.
noun
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Performed by persons receiving pay.
Professional football.
adjective
The definition of a professional is someone who works in a particular field.
An example of a professional is someone who plays football in the NFL.
noun
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One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation.
Hired a professional to decorate the house.
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Earning one's living from an activity, such as a sport, not normally thought of as an occupation.
adjective
Engaged in by professional players.
Professional hockey.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
professional
Plural:
professionals