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professional
[ pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]
adjective
- following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain:
a professional builder.
- of, relating to, or connected with a profession:
professional studies.
- appropriate to a profession:
professional objectivity.
- engaged in one of the learned professions:
A lawyer is a professional person.
- following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime:
a professional golfer.
- making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business:
“A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”
- undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain:
professional baseball.
- of or for a professional person or their place of business or work:
a professional apartment; professional equipment.
- done by an expert:
professional car repairs.
noun
- a person who belongs to one of the professions, especially one of the learned professions.
- a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs:
a golf professional.
- an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
- a person who is expert at some kind of work:
You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional.
professional
/ əˈɛʃəə /
adjective
- of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in as a profession
- engaging in an activity for gain or as a means of livelihood
- extremely competent in a job, etc
- (of a piece of work or anything performed) produced with competence or skill
- undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid
noun
- a person who belongs to or engages in one of the professions
- a person who engages for his livelihood in some activity also pursued by amateurs
- a person who engages in an activity with great competence
- an expert player of a game who gives instruction, esp to members of a club by whom he is hired
Derived Forms
- ˈڱDzԲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ڱ·Dz·· adverb
- ·ٱ··ڱ·Dz· adjective
- ···ڱ·Dz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of professional1
Example Sentences
A day earlier, his home in Woodway, Wash., was broken into, the latest in a disturbing string of burglaries targeting the homes of prominent professional athletes.
In my mind’s eye, I envisioned a financially and emotionally secure, 60-something professional with interests in the arts, fitness and travel.
“Those things would be hard to achieve even for professionals,” Nan Zhong said.
"I don't think you could talk to a professional astronomer, an observer, who hasn't had satellites go through their images lately," Lowenthal said.
However, a spokesperson added: "Local authorities and licensing professionals should be represented on any working group."
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