Look up: professional

1. professional
   [Adjective] Used to describe a competent person, someone who is very good at their job and does it seriously. Professional also describes someone who does a job for money, rather than as a hobby. Professional is often used to talk about people who work as lawyers, teachers and doctors - thes...
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2. professional
   [adj] - of or relating to or suitable as a profession 2. [adj] - of or relating to a profession 3. [adj] - engaged in by members of a profession 4. [adj] - characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession 5. [adj] - engaged in a profession or engaging...
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3. Professional
   A person who is a member of a recognised profession, such as a doctor or solicitor. The definition of a professional can vary substantially from lender to lender with occupations such as banker being accepted as a profession by some but rejected by others. Many professions are disqualified from practising if they become bankrupt.
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4. professional
   A person trained to do a special job in exchange for payment.
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5. professional
   An Internet domain name ('dot prof') Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • one who belongs to one of the learned professions or is in an occupation requiring a high level of training and proficiency. Category: Labour
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6. Professional
   Pro·fes'sion·al adjective 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 <...
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7. Professional
   Pro·fes'sion·al noun A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.
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8. professional
   adjective engaged in by members of a profession; `professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching`
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9. professional
   adjective of or relating to a profession; `we need professional advice`; `professional training`; `professional equipment for his new office`
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10. professional
    professional person noun a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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11. professional
    noun an athlete who plays for pay
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12. professional
    (pro-fesh´ә-nәl) pertaining to one's profession or occupation. one who is a specialist in a particular field or occupation.
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13. Professional
    • (a.) 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. • (a.) Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur. • (n.) A person who ...
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14. professional
    professional 1. Engaged in an occupation as a paid job rather than as a hobby. 2. Showing a high degree of skill or competence.
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15. professional
    
    • a person engaged in one of the learned professions
    • an athlete who plays for pay
    • an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    
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16. professional
    professional, in athletics: see amateur.
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17. professional
    A player who receives payment for teaching or playing in tournaments. Usually shortened to Pro.
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18. Professional
    The definition varies among associations but most term professional the following activities of a person over eighteen being paid for riding, driving, or showing at halter; for training or boarding; for instructing; for conducting seminars or clinics; in some situations for being employed as a groom or farrier; for use of name or photo in connecti
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19. Professional
    (appended to a font volume name) A discounted font volume.
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20. Professional
    One who receives monetary remuneration for playing golf.
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21. Professional
    A `professional` is a member of a vocation founded upon specialized educational training. Examples of professions include: medicine, law, engineering and social work. The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field. The term is used more generally...
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