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professional |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, a. 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 professional race; -- opposed to {amateur}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, n. A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: professional adj 1: 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"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes" [ant: {nonprofessional}] 2: of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law" 3: characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance" [ant: {unprofessional}] 4: of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office" 5: engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching" n 1: a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn: {professional person}] 2: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: {pro}] [ant: {amateur}] 3: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: {master}]
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