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    adjective
    professional (adjective)
    1. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime:
      "a professional boxer"
      Similar:
      paid
      salaried
      full-time
      nonamateur
      Opposite:
      amateur
      • derogatory
        habitually making a feature of a particular activity or attribute:
        "a professional naysayer"
    2. worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured:
      "their music is both memorable and professional" · "she's a wonderful actress to work with and, of course, very professional"
    3. relating to or belonging to a profession:
      "young professional people" · "resources for professional development" · "the professional schools of Yale and Harvard"
      Opposite:
      manual
    noun
    professional (noun) · professionals (plural noun)
    1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession:
      "professionals such as lawyers and surveyors"
      Similar:
      white-collar worker
      professional worker
      office worker
    2. a person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime:
      "his first season as a professional"
      Similar:
      pro
      professional player
      nonamateur
      paid player
    3. a person competent or skilled in a particular activity:
      "she was a real professional on stage"
      Opposite:
      amateur
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  2. Merriam Webster
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  3. Cambridge Dictionary
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    PROFESSIONAL definition in American English

    If you say something that someone does or produces is professional, you approve of it because you think that it is of a very high standard.

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  6. The Free Dictionary
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    Professional - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    When an athlete "goes pro," she goes professional–-she is paid for her service rather than doing it on an amateur basis. Other professionals, including doctors and lawyers, are also paid for their work, which, we hope, they conduct in a …

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    What does professional mean?
    Get a quick, free translation! PROFESSIONAL definition: 1. relating to work that needs special training or education: 2. having the qualities that you…. Learn more.

    PROFESSIONAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    What does profession mean?
    n. 10. a member of a profession, esp. one of the learned professions. 11. a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs. 12. a person who is expert at his or her work.

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    What is professional noun?
    Definition of professional noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a person who does a job that needs special training and a high level of education You need a professional to sort out your finances. Our officers are all highly trained professionals.

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    What is a professional person?
    Professional people have jobs that require advanced education or training. ...highly qualified professional people like doctors and engineers. You use professional to describe people who do a particular thing to earn money rather than as a hobby. This has been my worst time for injuries since I started as a professional player.

    PROFESSIONAL definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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    Where does the word professional come from?
    professional is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profession n., ‑al suffix1.

    professional, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English

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    What is the difference between professionalism and professionalization?
    Professionalism: The conduct or qualities that characterize a professional person. Professionalization: The process of becoming professional, making a profession more professional in nature. Exploring related terms expands the understanding of "professional."

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    Professional - Wikipedia

    A professional is a person who works in a specified activity with high standards of education, training and ethics. Learn about the origins, evolution and types of professions, as well as the differences between professionals and trades.

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    Professional means relating to a person's work, especially work that requires special training. His professional career started at Liverpool University. ...a professionally-qualified architect. The opening months of 1987 were difficult, …

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  21. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
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    What is a professional? (Definition, standards and types)

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