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- DictionaryPro·fes·sion·al/prəˈfeSH(ə)nəl/
adjective
- 1. relating to or belonging to a profession: "young professional people"
- 2. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime: "a professional boxer"
noun
- 1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession: "professionals such as lawyers and surveyors"
- 2. a person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime: "his first season as a professional"
The meaning of PROFESSIONAL is of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession. How to use professional in a sentence.
having the qualities that you connect with trained and skilled people, such as effectiveness, skill, organization, and seriousness of manner: It would look more professional if the letter was typed. She always looks very professional in her smart suits. You've done a very professional job stripping that floor! B1.
adjective. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder. of, relating to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. engaged in one of the learned professions: A lawyer is a professional person.
If you say that something that someone does or produces is professional, you approve of it because you think that it is of a very high standard. [approval] They run it with a truly professional but personal touch. Professional is also a noun. ...a dedicated professional who worked harmoniously with the cast and crew.
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession. “ professional conduct” “ professional ethics” “a thoroughly professional performance” see more. adjective. engaged in by members of a profession. “ professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching” synonyms: white-collar.
1. of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in as a profession. 2. engaging in an activity for gain or as a means of livelihood. 3. a. extremely competent in a job, etc. b. (of a piece of work or anything performed) produced with competence or skill. 4. undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid. n. 5.
Definition of professional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
