professional
adjective
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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
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characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
professional conduct
professional ethics
- 3
engaged in by members of a profession
professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
- 4
of or relating to a profession
we need professional advice
professional training
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of or relating to or suitable as a profession
professional organizations
a professional field such as law
noun
- 1
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
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a person engaged in one of the learned professions
- 3
an athlete who plays for pay
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Also useful for “professional”:Crossword— A long fill for tough grids