PROFESSIONAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an authority qualified to teach apprentices
   Synonym(s)
   • master (what does master mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) professional is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • authority (what does authority mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • past master (what does past master mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person engaged in one of the learned professions
   Synonym(s)
   • professional person (what does professional person mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) professional is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adult (what does adult mean?)
   • grownup (what does grownup mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • careerist (what does careerist mean?)
   • craftsman (what does craftsman mean?)
   • critic (what does critic mean?)
   • educator (what does educator mean?)
   • pedagogue (what does pedagogue mean?)
   • health professional (what does health professional mean?)
   • health care provider (what does health care provider mean?)
   • caregiver (what does caregiver mean?)
   • lawyer (what does lawyer mean?)
   • attorney (what does attorney mean?)
   • librarian (what does librarian mean?)
   • bibliothec (what does bibliothec mean?)
   • practitioner (what does practitioner mean?)
   • practician (what does practician mean?)
   • publisher (what does publisher mean?)
   • yuppie (what does yuppie mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an athlete who plays for pay
   Synonym(s)
   • pro (what does pro mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) professional is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • athlete (what does athlete mean?)
   • jock (what does jock mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • amateur (what does amateur mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • free agent (what does free agent mean?)
   • semiprofessional (what does semiprofessional mean?)
   • semipro (what does semipro mean?)

PROFESSIONAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
   Usage Example(s)
   • the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications
   • began her professional career after the Olympics
   • professional theater
   • professional football
   • a pr
   Antonym(s)
   • nonprofessional (what does nonprofessional mean?)
   Similar To
   • nonrecreational (what does nonrecreational mean?)
   • paid (what does paid mean?)
   • professed(a) (what does professed(a) mean?)
2. Meaning
   • characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
   Usage Example(s)
   • professional conduct
   • professional ethics
   • a thoroughly professional performance
   Antonym(s)
   • unprofessional (what does unprofessional mean?)
3. Meaning
   • engaged in by members of a profession
   Usage Example(s)
   • professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
   Similar To
   • white-collar (what does white-collar mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of or relating to a profession
   Usage Example(s)
   • we need professional advice
   • professional training
   • professional equipment for his new office
   Pertainym(s)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
5. Meaning
   • of or relating to or suitable as a profession
   Usage Example(s)
   • professional organizations
   • a professional field such as law
   Pertainym(s)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • community (what does community mean?)