professional

professional
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professionals
1) ADJ: ADJ n Professional means relating to a person's work, especially work that requires special training.

His professional career started at Liverpool University.

Derived words:
professionally ADV ADV -ed/adj, ADV with cl

...a professionally-qualified architect...

The opening months of 1987 were difficult, personally and professionally.

2) ADJ: ADJ n Professional people have jobs that require advanced education or training.

...highly qualified professional people like doctors and engineers.

N-COUNT
Professional is also a noun.

My father wanted me to become a professional and have more stability.

3) ADJ 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 footballer...

Jack Nicklaus has played in every Major Championship since he turned professional in 1961.

Ant:
Derived words:
professionally ADV ADV after v

By age 16 he was playing professionally with bands in Greenwich Village.

N-COUNT
Professional is also a noun.

He had been a professional since March 1985.

4) ADJ: ADJ n Professional sports are played for money rather than as a hobby.

...an art student who had played professional football for a short time.

5) ADJ-GRADED (approval) If you say that something that someone does or produces is professional, you approve of it because you think that it is of a very high standard.

They run it with a truly professional but personal touch.

Ant:
Derived words:
professionally ADV-GRADED ADV with v

These tickets have been produced very professionally.

N-COUNT
Professional is also a noun.

...a dedicated professional who worked harmoniously with the cast and crew.

6) → See also semi-professional

English dictionary. 2008.

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