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Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
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That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.
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Expert.
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Usage: broadly
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A person who belongs to a profession.
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A white-collar worker, especially one with a specialized, high-earning job such as a doctor or engineer.
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A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
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A prostitute.
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Usage: euphemistic
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There was this nice lady who flirted with me at the bar, but it turned out that she was a professional.
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A reputation known by name.
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An expert.
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One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology.
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engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
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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
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Antonyms: nonprofessional
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
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professional conduct professional ethics a thoroughly professional performance
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of or relating to a profession
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we need professional advice professional training professional equipment for his new office
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of or relating to or suitable as a profession
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professional organizations a professional field such as law
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adjective satellite
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engaged in by members of a profession
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professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
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an authority qualified to teach apprentices
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Synonyms: master
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Broader terms: authority
Narrower terms: past master
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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Synonyms: professional person
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Broader terms: adult, grownup
Narrower terms: careerist, craftsman, critic, educator, pedagogue, pedagog, health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver, lawyer, attorney, librarian, bibliothec, practitioner, practician, publisher, yuppie
an athlete who plays for pay
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Synonyms: pro
Antonyms: amateur
Broader terms: athlete, jock
Narrower terms: free agent, semiprofessional, semipro
From Middle English professhennalle, professhynalle; equivalent to profession + -al.
Across languages
Translations 200 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
մասնագիտական
(masnagitakan)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Azerbaijani :
peşəkar
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Belarusian :
прафесіянальны
(prafjesijanalʹny)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Bulgarian :
професионален
(profesionalen)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Catalan :
professional
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Chinese Mandarin :
專業 /专业
(zhuānyè)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Czech :
profesionální
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Danish :
professionel
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Dutch :
beroeps-
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Dutch :
professioneel
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Esperanto :
profesia
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Finnish :
ammattimainen
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Finnish :
ammatillinen
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
French :
professionnel
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
German :
professionell
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
German :
Berufs-
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Greek :
επαγγελματικός
(epangelmatikós)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Hungarian :
szakmai
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Hungarian :
professzionális
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Hungarian :
profi
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Hungarian :
szakszerű
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Hungarian :
hozzáértő
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Irish :
gairmiúil
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Italian :
professionale
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Māori :
ngaio
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Mongolian :
мэргэжлийн
(mergežliin)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Bokmål :
profesjonell
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Bokmål :
faglig
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Bokmål :
yrkesmessig
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Nynorsk :
profesjonell
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fagleg
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Norwegian Nynorsk :
yrkesmessig
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Persian :
حرفهای
(herfe-'i)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Polish :
profesjonalny
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Portuguese :
profissional
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Romanian :
profesional
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Russian :
профессиона́льный
(professionálʹnyj)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Slovak :
profesionálny
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Slovak :
odborný
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Spanish :
profesional
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Spanish :
en el entorno laboral
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Swedish :
professionell
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Thai :
มืออาชีพ
(mʉʉ-aa-chîip)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Ukrainian :
професі́йний
(profesíjnyj)
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Vietnamese :
chuyên nghiệp
— of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
Czech :
profesionální
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Danish :
professionel
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Finnish :
ammattimainen
— that is carried out as a livelihood
German :
berufsmäßig
— that is carried out as a livelihood
German :
professionell
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Greek :
επαγγελματικός
(epangelmatikós)
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Hungarian :
hivatásos
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Hungarian :
profi
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Irish :
gairmiúil
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Māori :
whaiutu
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Norwegian Bokmål :
profesjonell
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Norwegian Nynorsk :
profesjonell
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Persian :
حرفهای
(herfe-'i)
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Portuguese :
profissional
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Romanian :
profesional
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Romanian :
profesionist
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Russian :
профессиона́льный
(professionálʹnyj)
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Slovak :
profesionálny
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Spanish :
profesional
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Swedish :
professionell
— that is carried out as a livelihood
Armenian :
արհեստավարժ
(arhestavarž)
— expert
Armenian :
պրոֆեսիոնալ
(profesional)
— expert
Catalan :
professional
— expert
Catalan :
perit
— expert
Czech :
profesionální
— expert
Dutch :
deskundig
— expert
Finnish :
ammattimainen
— expert
Finnish :
ammattitaitoinen
— expert
German :
professionell
— expert
Hungarian :
profi
— expert
Italian :
specializzato
— expert
Italian :
qualificato
— expert
Māori :
mātanga
— expert
Māori :
ngaio
— expert
Norwegian Bokmål :
profesjonell
— expert
Norwegian Nynorsk :
profesjonell
— expert
Portuguese :
profissional
— expert
Romanian :
profesional
— expert
Russian :
профессиона́льный
(professionálʹnyj)
— expert
Slovak :
odborný
— expert
Swedish :
professionell
— expert
Vietnamese :
chuyên gia
— expert
Armenian :
մասնագետ
(masnaget)
— person who belongs to a profession
Azerbaijani :
peşəkar
— person who belongs to a profession
Azerbaijani :
professional
— person who belongs to a profession
Bulgarian :
професионалист
(profesionalist)
— person who belongs to a profession
Catalan :
professional
— person who belongs to a profession
Chinese Mandarin :
專業人士 /专业人士
(zhuānyè rénshì)
— person who belongs to a profession
Dutch :
beroeps
— person who belongs to a profession
Dutch :
professional
— person who belongs to a profession
Esperanto :
isto
— person who belongs to a profession
Finnish :
ammattilainen
— person who belongs to a profession
Galician :
profesional
— person who belongs to a profession
German :
Fachkraft
— person who belongs to a profession
Greek :
επαγγελματίας
(epangelmatías)
— person who belongs to a profession
Hungarian :
szakember
— person who belongs to a profession
Hungarian :
szaki
— person who belongs to a profession
Icelandic :
fagmaður
— person who belongs to a profession
Irish :
gairmí
— person who belongs to a profession
Italian :
professionista
— person who belongs to a profession
Japanese :
プロフェッショナル
(purofesshonaru)
— person who belongs to a profession
Japanese :
プロ
(puro)
— person who belongs to a profession
Korean :
프로페셔널
(peuropesyeoneol)
— person who belongs to a profession
Korean :
프로
(peuro)
— person who belongs to a profession
Kyrgyz :
кесипкөй
(kesipköy)
— person who belongs to a profession
Malay :
profesional
— person who belongs to a profession
Māori :
mātanga
— person who belongs to a profession
Māori :
tūngaio
— person who belongs to a profession
Māori :
pūngaio
— person who belongs to a profession
Mongolian :
мэргэжилтэн
(mergežilten)
— person who belongs to a profession
Mongolian :
мэргэжлийн хүн
(mergežliin xün)
— person who belongs to a profession
Portuguese :
profissional
— person who belongs to a profession
Romanian :
profesionist
— person who belongs to a profession
Russian :
профессиона́л
(professionál)
— person who belongs to a profession
Russian :
профессиона́лка
(professionálka)
— person who belongs to a profession
Slovak :
odborník
— person who belongs to a profession
Slovak :
odborníčka
— person who belongs to a profession
Slovak :
profesionál
— person who belongs to a profession
Slovak :
profesionálka
— person who belongs to a profession
Spanish :
profesional
— person who belongs to a profession
Spanish :
profesionista
— person who belongs to a profession
Swedish :
yrkesperson
— person who belongs to a profession
Tagalog :
manunungkulan
— person who belongs to a profession
Tagalog :
propesyonál
— person who belongs to a profession
Thai :
มืออาชีพ
(mʉʉ-aa-chîip)
— person who belongs to a profession
Welsh :
proffesiynol
— person who belongs to a profession
Arabic :
مُحْتَرِف
(muḥtarif)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Arabic :
مُحْتَرِفَة
(muḥtarifa)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Arabic :
محترف
(muḥtaref)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Arabic :
محترفة
(muḥtarefa)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Armenian :
մասնագետ
(masnaget)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Azerbaijani :
peşəkar
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Catalan :
professional
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Czech :
profesionál
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Dutch :
beroeps
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Dutch :
professional
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Finnish :
ammattilainen
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Finnish :
ammattimies
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
German :
Profi
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
German :
Professioneller
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
German :
Professionelle
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Greek :
επαγγελματίας
(epangelmatías)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Hungarian :
profi
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Polish :
zawodowiec
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Polish :
profesjonalista
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Portuguese :
profissional
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Russian :
профессиона́л
(professionál)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Russian :
профессиона́лка
(professionálka)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Slovak :
profesionál
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Slovak :
profesionálka
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Slovak :
odborník
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Slovak :
odborníčka
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Spanish :
profesional
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Spanish :
profesionista
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Swedish :
proffs
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Thai :
มืออาชีพ
(mʉʉ-aa-chîip)
— person who earns their living from a specified activity
Armenian :
մասնագետ
(masnaget)
— expert
Azerbaijani :
peşəkar
— expert
Bulgarian :
специалист
(specialist)
— expert
Chinese Mandarin :
專家 /专家
(zhuānjiā)
— expert
Czech :
profesionál
— expert
Dutch :
deskundige
— expert
Dutch :
expert
— expert
Finnish :
ammattilainen
— expert
Finnish :
ekspertti
— expert
Finnish :
asiantuntija
— expert
French :
professionnel
— expert
French :
professionnelle
— expert
German :
Profi
— expert
Greek :
επαγγελματίας
(epangelmatías)
— expert
Greek :
επιτηδευματίας
(epitidevmatías)
— expert
Hungarian :
szakértő
— expert
Hungarian :
szakember
— expert
Hungarian :
szaki
— expert
Japanese :
プロフェッショナル
(purofesshonaru)
— expert
Japanese :
プロ
(puro)
— expert
Japanese :
専門家
(senmonka)
— expert
Korean :
프로페셔널
(peuropesyeoneol)
— expert
Korean :
프로
(peuro)
— expert
Korean :
전문가
(jeonmun'ga)
— expert
Kyrgyz :
кесипкөй
(kesipköy)
— expert
Māori :
pūngaio
— expert
Māori :
pūkenga
— expert
Mongolian :
мэргэжилтэн
(mergežilten)
— expert
Polish :
profesjonalista
— expert
Polish :
zawodowiec
— expert
Russian :
профессиона́л
(professionál)
— expert
Russian :
профессиона́лка
(professionálka)
— expert
Russian :
специали́ст
(specialíst)
— expert
Russian :
специали́стка
(specialístka)
— expert
Russian :
экспе́рт
(ekspért)
— expert
Slovak :
odborník
— expert
Slovak :
odborníčka
— expert
Swedish :
proffs
— expert
Swedish :
expert
— expert
