'Professional' definitions:
Definition of 'professional'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes" [ant: nonprofessional]
adjective
Of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
adjective
Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance" [ant: unprofessional]
adjective
Of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"
adjective
Engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
noun
A person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn: professional, professional person]
noun
noun
An authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: master, professional]
Definition of 'Professional'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Professional'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'professional'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able,
- academic,
- accomplished,
- adept,
- Admirable Crichton,
- adroit,
- apt,
- artisan,
- artist,
- artiste,
- artistic,
- at concert pitch,
- attache,
- authoritative,
- authority,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- businesslike,
- career,
- clean,
- clever,
- coached,
- competent,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- conscientious,
- consultant,
- conversant,
- coordinated,
- cordon bleu,
- crack,
- crack shot,
- crackerjack,
- craftsman,
- cross-disciplinary,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- dead shot,
- deft,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diplomat,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatist,
- educated,
- efficient,
- elder statesman,
- excellent,
- experienced,
- experienced hand,
- expert,
- expert consultant,
- fancy,
- finished,
- functional,
- gifted,
- good,
- goodish,
- gownsman,
- graceful,
- graduate,
- graduate-professional,
- handy,
- handy man,
- industrial,
- ingenious,
- initiate,
- initiated,
- interdisciplinary,
- journeyman,
- knowledgeable,
- licensed,
- maestro,
- magisterial,
- marksman,
- master,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- maven,
- neat,
- no mean,
- no slouch,
- official,
- old pro,
- past master,
- pedagogical,
- polished,
- politic,
- politician,
- postgraduate,
- practiced,
- prepared,
- primed,
- pro,
- professor,
- proficient,
- prompt,
- qualified,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- resourceful,
- savant,
- scholarly,
- scholastic,
- schoolish,
- seasoned,
- seasoned professional,
- shark,
- sharp,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- slick,
- some,
- specialist,
- statesman,
- statesmanlike,
- stylish,
- tactful,
- talented,
- technical,
- technical adviser,
- technician,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- thorough,
- trained,
- veteran,
- virtuoso,
- vocational,
- well-done,
- whiz,
- wizard,
- workmanlike
Words containing 'Professional'
- Professionalism,
- Professionally,
- professionalization,
- professionalize,
- health professional,
- professional association,
- professional baseball,
- professional basketball,
- professional boxing,
- professional dancer,
- professional football,
- professional golf,
- professional golfer,
- professional life,
- professional organisation,
- professional organization,
- professional person,
- professional relation,
- professional tennis,
- professional wrestling,
- professional tennis player,
- professional vs amateur