1. professional, professional person

a person engaged in one of the learned professions

• professional person

2. pro, professional

an athlete who plays for pay

• pro

3. master, professional

an authority qualified to teach apprentices

• master

4. professional

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

Example Sentences:
'the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications'
'began her professional career after the Olympics'
'professional theater'
'professional football'
'a professional cook'
'professional actors and athletes'

• nonrecreational
• paid
• professed

5. professional

of or relating to or suitable as a profession

Example Sentences:
'professional organizations'
'a professional field such as law'

6. professional

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

Example Sentences:
'professional conduct'
'professional ethics'
'a thoroughly professional performance'

7. professional

of or relating to a profession

Example Sentences:
'we need professional advice'
'professional training'
'professional equipment for his new office'

8. professional

engaged in by members of a profession

Example Sentences:
'professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching'