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==Adjective==

==Adjective==

1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.

1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for [[profit|gain]]: a professional builder.

2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies.

2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies.

3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity.

3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity.

4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A lawyer is a professional person.

4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A [[law]]yer is a professional person.

5. following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer.

5. following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer.

6. making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business: “A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”

6. making a business or constant [[practice]] of something not properly to be regarded as a business: “A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”

7. undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain: professional baseball.

7. undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain: professional baseball.

8. of or for a professional person or his or her place of business or work: a professional apartment; professional equipment.

8. of or for a professional [[person]] or his or her place of business or work: a professional apartment; professional equipment.

9. done by a professional; expert: professional car repairs.

9. done by a professional; [[expert]]: professional car repairs.

==noun==

==noun==

10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions.

10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions.

12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.

12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.

13. a person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional.

13. a person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this [[editor]] is a real professional.

==Origin==  

==Origin==  

1740–50; profession + -al 1   

1740–50; profession + -al 1