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Professional

noun/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl/
Definition
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
an athlete who plays for pay
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹəfˈɛʃənəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
proprofessional personmaster
Antonyms
nonprofessionalamateurunprofessional
Parts of Speech
nouna person engaged in one of the learned professions
nounan athlete who plays for pay
nounan authority qualified to teach apprentices
adjectiveengaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
“the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications”
adjectiveof or relating to or suitable as a profession
“professional organizations”
adjectivecharacteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
“professional conduct”
adjectiveof or relating to a profession
“we need professional advice”
adjectiveengaged in by members of a profession
“professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching”
Word Forms
masterlyadjectivehaving or revealing supreme mastery or skill
mastershipnounthe position of master
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
professionnel
une personne exerçant l'une des professions savantes
🇪🇸Spanish
profesional
una persona dedicada a una de las profesiones científicas
🇮🇹Italian
professionale
una persona impegnata in una delle professioni apprese
🇳🇱Dutch
professioneel
iemand die een van de geleerde beroepen uitoefent
🇵🇹Portuguese
profissional
uma pessoa envolvida em uma das profissões aprendidas
🇷🇺Russian
профессиональный
человек, занимающийся одной из выученных профессий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पेशेवर
सीखे हुए व्यवसायों में से किसी एक में लगा हुआ व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
পেশাদার
একজন শিক্ষিত পেশায় নিযুক্ত ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
தொழில்முறை
கற்றறிந்த தொழில் ஒன்றில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள ஒருவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
వృత్తిపరమైన
నేర్చుకున్న వృత్తులలో ఒకదానిలో నిమగ్నమై ఉన్న వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
व्यावसायिक
एखाद्या शिकलेल्या व्यवसायात गुंतलेली व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્યાવસાયિક
એક વિદ્વાન વ્યવસાયમાં રોકાયેલ વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ
ಕಲಿತ ವೃತ್ತಿಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രൊഫഷണൽ
പഠിച്ച ഒരു തൊഴിലിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਿੱਖੇ ਹੋਏ ਪੇਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁੱਝਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیشہ ورانہ
ایک شخص جو سیکھے ہوئے پیشوں میں سے ایک میں مصروف ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
专业的
从事一种有学问的职业的人
🇯🇵Japanese
プロ
学んだ職業のいずれかに従事している人
🇰🇷Korean
전문적인
배운 직업 중 하나에 종사하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuyên nghiệp
một người tham gia vào một trong những ngành nghề đã học
🇹🇭Thai
มืออาชีพ
บุคคลที่มีส่วนร่วมในอาชีพที่เรียนรู้อย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
profesional
seseorang yang terlibat dalam salah satu profesi terpelajar
🇵🇭Filipino
propesyonal
isang taong nakikibahagi sa isa sa mga natutunang propesyon
🇲🇾Malay
profesional
seseorang yang terlibat dalam salah satu profesion yang dipelajari
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
احترافي
شخص يمارس إحدى المهن المكتسبة
🇮🇷Persian
حرفه ای
شخصی که در یکی از حرفه های آموخته شده مشغول است
🇹🇷Turkish
profesyonel
öğrenilen mesleklerden biriyle meşgul olan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִקצוֹעִי
אדם העוסק באחד המקצועות המלומדים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'professional'?
The primary meaning of 'professional' is 'a person engaged in one of the learned professions'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'professional' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'professional' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'professional' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'professional' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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