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Learn to pronounce pro·fes·sion·al

/prəˈfeSH(ə)nəl/
adjective
  1. relating to or belonging to a profession.
    "young professional people"
    synonyms: white-collar, executive, nonmanual
  2. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
    "a professional boxer"
    synonyms: paid, salaried, nonamateur, full-time
  3. worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured.
    "their music is both memorable and professional"
    synonyms: expert, accomplished, skillful, adept, masterly, masterful, excellent, fine, polished, finished, skilled, proficient, competent, capable, able, efficient, experienced, practiced, trained, seasoned, slick, businesslike, deft, dexterous, ace, crack, stellar, top-notch

noun
  1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession.
    "professionals such as lawyers and surveyors"
    synonyms: white-collar worker, professional worker, office worker
  2. a person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
    "his first season as a professional"
    synonyms: professional player, nonamateur, paid player, pro
  3. a person competent or skilled in a particular activity.
    "she was a real professional on stage"
    synonyms: expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority, pro, ace, whiz, hotshot, ninja, dab hand, wizard, maven, crackerjack, proficient

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