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pro⋅fes⋅sion⋅al
[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] 
ə
–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. |
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Professional
Pro*fes"sion*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. "Pride, not personal, but professional." --Macaulay. "A professional sneerer." --De Quincey. 2. Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur.Professional
Pro*fes"sion*al\, n. A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.
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Language Translation for : professional
Spanish:
profesionalprofesional,
German:
Berufs-…,
Japanese:
専門の
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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