professionistn.
/prəˈfɛʃn̩ɪst/, /prəˈfɛʃənɪst/, U.S. /prəˈfɛʃ(ə)nəst/ Now rare.
A person of a particular profession or trade; a professional.
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society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > follower of occupation as profession
professor1563
professionalist1794
professionist1804
1804 ‘E. de Acton’ Tale without Title II. 278 There is seldom more than a stated number of respective professionists in such a district.
1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 244 The accumulation of successful professionists is intercepted by them.
1834 in Rep. Poor Law Comm. App. F. 482 In Dresden, professionists [N. W. Senior's comment, p. xxxix: ‘by which word artizans are probably meant’] may not marry until they become masters in their trade.
1872 Chambers's Cycl. IV. 215/2 In some cases, factories do not concern themselves with the putting together of the parts, but merely produce them for hand-workers and special professionists, as is the case in watch-making.
1988 ‘Eric B. & Rakim’ Lyrics of Fury in Hip-hop & Rap (2003) 261 This is the death penalty, and I'm servin' a death wish. So come on, step to this hysterical idea for a lyrical professionist!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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