professional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [pɹəˈfɛʃ.nəl] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈfeʃ.ə.nəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [pɹəˈfeʃ.nəl] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English professhennalle, professhynalle; equivalent to profession + -al.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
You should get professional advice about your tax liability.
The doctor is very professional in his manner.
His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;[…].
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- (broadly) Expert.
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Of an occupation, paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood.
The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation:a professional musician, a professional footballer
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(often, pejorative) Engaging in persistent behaviour that is exaggeratedly implied to be a full-time, paid occupation.
Don't listen to him, he's a professional bullshitter.
As a professional optimist, I always look on the bright side.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more professional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most professional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
professional university · professional sport · preprofessional · professionalship · professionalism · transprofessional · extraprofessional · socioprofessional · professionalize · professional wrestling · monoprofessional · semiprofessional · multiprofessional · professional foul · unprofessional · professional support lawyer · professional wrestler · professional class · promateur · biprofessional · superprofessional · interprofessional · professionalisation · professionalness · paraprofessional · pseudo-professional · subprofessional · profersonal · professional secrecy · nonprofessional · semi-professional · certified safety professional · professionalese · antiprofessional · super professional · professionalish · promag · professional deformation · professional service · non-professional · professional suicide · legal professional privilege · ultraprofessional · professional victim · professionalist · pseudoprofessional · professionality · professional politician · professional engineer · intraprofessional · uniprofessional · super-professional · professional rescuers doctrine · professionally · prosumer · professional student
Translations (87)
cs profesionální (expert) · pt profissional (expert) · hu profi (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · fi ammattimainen (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · es en el entorno laboral (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · sk odborný (expert) · sk profesionálny (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · de berufsmäßig (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · es profesional (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · pt profissional (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · hy պրոֆեսիոնալ (expert) · sv professionell (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · da professionel (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · de professionell (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · fa حرفهای (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · sv professionell (expert) · nl professioneel (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · mi ngaio (expert) · cs profesionální (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · fi ammattitaitoinen (expert) · hu hivatásos (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · sv professionell (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · be прафесіянальны (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ro profesional (expert) · de professionell (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ga gairmiúil (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · it specializzato (expert) · hu profi (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · nb yrkesmessig (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nl deskundig (expert) · el επαγγελματικός (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · de professionell (expert) · nb faglig (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nb profesjonell (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · cs profesionální (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · hu szakmai (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · fi ammatillinen (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · el επαγγελματικός (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · fi ammattimainen (expert) · fr professionnel (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · mi mātanga (expert) · sk odborný (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · fa حرفهای (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · mi ngaio (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · mn мэргэжлийн (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ca professional (expert) · ga gairmiúil (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · th มืออาชีพ (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · es profesional (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · hu professzionális (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nb profesjonell (expert) · nn profesjonell (expert) · hy մասնագիտական (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · vi chuyên gia (expert) · nl beroeps- (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nb profesjonell (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · ru профессиона́льный (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · hy արհեստավարժ (expert) · fi ammattimainen (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · nn yrkesmessig (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · hu hozzáértő (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · it professionale (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · cmn 專業 /专业 (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ru профессиона́льный (expert) · de Berufs- (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nn profesjonell (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · bg професионален (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nn profesjonell (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · eo profesia (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · da professionel (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · vi chuyên nghiệp (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · mi whaiutu (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · uk професі́йний (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ru профессиона́льный (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · nn fagleg (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ro profesional (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · pt profissional (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ro profesionist (paid, especially so as to provide a livelihood) · hu profi (expert) · it qualificato (expert) · hu szakszerű (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · sk profesionálny (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · pl profesjonalny (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ca perit (expert) · ro profesional (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · az peşəkar (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) · ca professional (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)