Look up: professional

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   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 - these jobs are known as 'professions'.
   Example: The play starred Nicole Kidman - a professional actress - and was very successful.
   See also: profession
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   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 in as a profession or means of livelihood 6. [n] - an athlete who plays for pay 7. [n] - a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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   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.
   Found on http://www.carinsurances.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   professional
   A person trained to do a special job in exchange for payment.
   Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl
   
   
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   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
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   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 professional .' Macaulay. 'A professional sneerer.' De Quincey. 2. Engaged in by professionals; as, a profe ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/169
   
   
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   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.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/169
   
   
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   professional
   adjective engaged in by members of a profession; `professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching`
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   professional
   adjective of or relating to a profession; `we need professional advice`; `professional training`; `professional equipment for his new office`
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    professional
    professional person noun a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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    professional
    noun an athlete who plays for pay
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    Professional
    A `professional` can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training/education) or in sports (a sportsman/sportwoman doing sports for payment). Sometimes it is also used to indicate a special level of quality of goods or tools, sometimes also called `commercial grade`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professiona
    
    
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    professional
    (pro-fesh´ә-nәl) pertaining to one's profession or occupation. one who is a specialist in a particular field or occupation.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    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 prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livel...
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    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.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
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    professional
    
    1. a person engaged in one of the learned professions
    2. an athlete who plays for pay
    3. an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    
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    professional
    professional, in athletics: see amateur.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sports/A09