professional
US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/
・UK /prə'feʃənl/
A2
adjective
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Relating to or characteristic of a profession; engaged in a profession or occupation.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Getting paid for playing a sport/doing an activity
- Exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace.
- Having or showing the skill appropriate to a professional person; competent.
- Conforming to the standards of skill, competence, or character normally expected of a properly qualified and experienced person in a work environment
- Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
- Relating to or belonging to a profession.
noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- A person engaged in a specific profession.
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
- A person engaged or qualified to engage in a profession.
- A person who engages in a sport or other activity as a profession.
- A person who engages in a sport or activity as a job.