Professional Definition
prə-fĕshə-nəl
professionals
adjective
Of, engaged in, or worthy of the high standards of a profession.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a school, esp. a graduate school, offering instruction in a profession.
Webster's New World
Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career.
A professional writer.
American Heritage
Earning one's living from an activity, such as a sport, not normally thought of as an occupation.
Webster's New World
Engaged in a profession.
Webster's New World
noun
professionals
A person practicing a profession.
Webster's New World
A person who engages in some art, sport, etc. for money, esp. as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby.
Webster's New World
One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation.
Hired a professional to decorate the house.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A skilled practitioner; an expert.
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