Difference between revisions of "Professional"
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| − | 1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder. | + | 1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for [[profit|gain]]: a professional builder. |
2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. | 2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. | ||
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3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. | 3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. | ||
| − | 4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A | + | 4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A [[law]]yer is a professional person. |
5. following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer. | 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.” | + | 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. | 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. | + | 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. | + | 9. done by a professional; [[expert]]: professional car repairs. |
==noun== | ==noun== | ||
10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions. | 10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions. | ||
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12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro. | 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. | + | 13. a person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this [[editor]] is a real professional. |
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
1740–50; profession + -al 1 | 1740–50; profession + -al 1 | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 2 August 2009
Pr0nunciation
pruh-fesh-uh-nl
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.
Origin
1740–50; profession + -al 1
Related forms
pro⋅fes⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
