What does professional mean?
Definitions for professional
prəˈfɛʃ ə nlpro·fes·sion·al
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word professional.
Princeton's WordNet
professional, professional person(noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
professional, pro(noun)
an athlete who plays for pay
master, professional(adj)
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
professional(adj)
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"
professional(adj)
of or relating to or suitable as a profession
"professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
professional(adj)
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
"professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance"
professional(adj)
of or relating to a profession
"we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"
professional(adj)
engaged in by members of a profession
"professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
Wiktionary
professional(Noun)
A person who belongs to a profession
professional(Noun)
A person who earns his living from a specified activity
professional(Noun)
An expert.
professional(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
professional(Adjective)
That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood
professional(Adjective)
Expert
Webster Dictionary
Professional(adj)
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
Professional(adj)
engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur
Professional(noun)
a person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker
Freebase
Professional
A professional is a person who is engaged in a certain activity, or occupation, for gain or compensation as means of livelihood; such as a permanent career, not as an amateur or pastime. The traditional professions were doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to nurses, accountants, educators, scientists, technology experts, social workers, artists, librarians and many more. The term is also used in sports to differentiate amateur players from those who are paid—hence "professional footballer" and "professional golfer". Many companies include the word professional in their store name to imply the quality of their workmanship or service. In some cultures, the term is used as shorthand to describe a particular social stratum of well-educated, salaried workers who enjoy considerable work autonomy and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work. Due to the personal and confidential nature of many professional services, and thus the necessity to place a great deal of trust in them, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'professional' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #928
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'professional' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1937
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'professional' in Nouns Frequency: #1391
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'professional' in Adjectives Frequency: #112
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of professional in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of professional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of professional in a Sentence
These guys are extremely professional.
Im going to be a professional school shooter.
I don't know her that well, it is professional.
It's solid. It's personal, and professional, and unique.
Hacks and cronies are out in favor of professional military men.
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Translations for professional
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- محترفة, محترفArabic
- professional, peritCatalan, Valencian
- profesionál, profesionálníCzech
- Professioneller, Profi, professionell, Professionelle, berufsmäßig, BerufGerman
- επαγγελματίας, επιτηδευματίαςGreek
- profesionista, profesionalSpanish
- پروفسیونلPersian
- ammattilainen, asiantuntija, ammattimies, ammattimainen, ekspertti, ammatillinenFinnish
- professionnel, professionnelleFrench
- gairmiúil, gairmíIrish
- पेHindi
- profi, szaki, szakember, hivatásos, szakértő, professzionális, szakmaiHungarian
- professionale, professionistaItalian
- מקצועיHebrew
- プロフェッショナル, プロ, 専門家Japanese
- mātanga, ngaioMāori
- profesjonellNorwegian
- expert, deskundig, professioneel, beroeps, professional, beroeps-, deskundigeDutch
- profesjonellNorwegian Nynorsk
- zawodowiec, profesjonalistaPolish
- profissionalPortuguese
- profesional, profesionistRomanian
- профессиональный, профессионалка, профессионал, эксперт, специалистка, специалистRussian
- proffs, expert, professionellSwedish
- มืออาชีพThai
- chuyên giaVietnamese
- 专业的Chinese
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