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| pruh-fesh-uh-nl | | pruh-fesh-uh-nl |
| ==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. |
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| 2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. | | 2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. |
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| 3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. | | 3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. |
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− | 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. |
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| 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. |
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− | 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.” |
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| 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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| 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. |
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− | 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 |