professional
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- n a person engaged in one of the learned professions
- n an athlete who plays for pay
- n an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- a 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 - a of or relating to or suitable as a profession
professional organizations
a professional field such as law - a characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
professional conduct
professional ethics
a thoroughly professional performance - a of or relating to a profession
we need professional advice
professional training
professional equipment for his new office - s engaged in by members of a profession
professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
- Conflicting medical advice and a professional athlete's drive may have played a role, but blame is hard to fix.
- Electoral politics is a professional area in which maturity and gravitas would seem to be among the most important attributes for the job.
- He exhibited a taste for kitsch and spectacle unrivaled in professional sports.