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professional

adjective · noun

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paid

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professed

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white-collar

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01adjective

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”

02adjective

of or relating to or suitable as a profession

“professional organizations”

“a professional field such as law”

03adjective

characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

“professional conduct”

“professional ethics”

04adjective

of or relating to a profession

“we need professional advice”

“professional training”

4 more meanings

05adjective

engaged in by members of a profession

“professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching”

06noun

a person engaged in one of the learned professions

07noun

an athlete who plays for pay

08noun

an authority qualified to teach apprentices

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