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pro⋅fes⋅sion⋅al

  [pruh-fesh-uh-nl]
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–adjective
1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies.
3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity.
4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A lawyer is a professional person.
5. following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer.
6. making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business: “A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”
7. undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain: professional baseball.
8. of or for a professional person or his or her place of business or work: a professional apartment; professional equipment.
9. done by a professional; expert: professional car repairs.
–noun
10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions.
11. a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs: a golf professional.
12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
13. a person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional.
Origin:
1740–50; profession + -al 1

Related forms:
pro⋅fes⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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pro·fes·sion·al   (prə-fěsh'ə-nəl)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.

    2. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior.

  2. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer.

  3. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional football.

  4. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job.

n.  

  1. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.

  2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to decorate the house.

  3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.

pro·fes'sion·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pro·fes·sion·al
Pronunciation: pr&-'fesh-n&l, -&n-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession
2 : engaged in one of the learned professions
3 : characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethicalstandards of a profession —pro·fes·sion·al·ly /-E/ adverb

Main Entry: 2professional
Function: noun
: a person who is professional; especially : a person who engages in a pursuit or activityprofessionally
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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