Definition of professional in English:

professional

adjective prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1Relating to or belonging to a profession.
young professional people
Example sentencesExamples
- I belong to a professional association and we have a little get together once a month to chat and catch up, etc.
- Of the professional organizations that I belong, it is the ASA that I call my academic home.
- But ultimately, the credit for the way he has dealt with his personal and professional problems belongs entirely to him.
- They say that corporate America does not comprise a bunch of gangs, that professional people do not belong to gangs.
- Ask if the company belongs to a professional pest control association.
- Currently, some 1.2 million professional men and women belong to more than 29,600 clubs worldwide.
- Her voice was strong and clear, with a lilting quality to it that one might think belonged to a professional vocalist.
- They are not professional singers and belonged to different fields.
- In our professional lives, we make choices about belonging to a professional association.
- You should moreover bear in mind that your immediate senior managers at that time belonged to the same professional discipline as yourself.
Synonyms
white-collar, executive, non-manual
1. 1.1 Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skilful, or assured.
  his professional expertise
  their music is both memorable and professional
  Example sentencesExamples
  This works to the advantage of clients and of the administration of justice. It also fosters professional competition.
  He worked hard as attorney general to represent the state in a competent and professional manner.
  Do they just focus on professional reputation and managerial competence, as measured by endorsements?
  An experienced guerilla fighter with a professional competence in civil engineering could think of a good deal more.
  As hunting success became an index of personal or professional worth, intense competition developed over the testimonials of prowess.
  Key objectives for our faculty are to obtain such recognition and ensure the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity.
  They were professional, competent, experienced commanders, and most spoke English.
  Expertise and professional competence in anything comes from time doing the work, either professionally or as a hobby.
  The Greens have a pretty good website, with a competent and professional layout, and of course, a blog.
  Synonyms
  expert, accomplished, skilful, adept, masterly, masterful, excellent, fine, polished, finished, skilled, proficient, competent, capable, able, efficient, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned, slick, businesslike, deft, dexterous
  informal ace, crack, stellar, top-notch
2Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur.
a professional boxer
Example sentencesExamples
- The main character is a professional executioner, but he prefers to get drunk rather than perform his civic duties.
- He switched to billiards and a few years ago turned professional.
- So, instead of pursuing his Olympic dream in the amateurs, Smith turned professional, in 1994.
- His decision has spread dismay in the amateur ranks, and his coach Joe Gallagher believes the Salford boxer might have turned professional too early.
- He turned professional two years ago after reigning as Britain's amateur champion for four years from 1998 to 2002.
- Before long, he was playing the leads in Hamlet and Macbeth at Scottish Youth Theatre, then turned professional.
- Peter had been a professional boxer, and as an amateur had taken Jim Watt, who latterly would become the world lightweight champion, to the verge of defeat.
- Certainly, Tiger Woods seems happy with their services given that he's been with them since he turned professional.
- He became an amateur boxer in 1932 and two years later turned professional.
- Morgan was playing amateur golf in Somerset and the West until he turned professional last year.
Synonyms
paid, salaried, non-amateur, full-time
1. 2.1derogatory, informal Habitually making a feature of a particular activity or attribute.
  a professional gloom-monger
  Example sentencesExamples
  They do not want to spend their careers as professional naysayers, forever doing nothing.
  And that is because no sooner are they announced than they provoke widespread fear and condemnation from an army of professional naysayers.
  The main story mode has been revamped since 2003, and now features professional idiot Bam Margera.
  A professional northerner, the episodes she featured in seemed like a cross-promotion for spending winter in Blackpool.
  He does still receive financial support from them (he's a "professional student") (read: ambitionless bum), and they're much more likely to be able to get my money for me than he is.

noun prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1A person engaged or qualified in a profession.
professionals such as lawyers and surveyors
Example sentencesExamples
- Psychologists are among the most qualified professionals to perform this assessment.
- There are few qualified teachers or other professionals who are able to work on a semi-voluntary basis.
- The course faculty has been drawn from a panel of highly qualified professionals working in the field.
- With Shanghai's rapid economic growth, qualified professionals are much needed.
- Many of them are qualified professionals: teachers, engineers, social workers.
- Qualified professionals with successful careers have high credit ratings and often get into trouble as well.
- Qualified and caring professionals must now make that decision for them.
- The Institute represents tax professionals such as lawyers, accountants and agents.
- There is a demand in advanced countries and a shortage in the supply of qualified professionals.
- A physician writes that an RN is the only professional qualified to lead nursing practice in the OR.
Synonyms
white-collar worker, professional worker, office worker
1. 1.1 A person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
  his first season as a professional
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in actual terms he's only played as a professional for two seasons.
  His last club was Floriana, who play in the Maltese League where he was a full-time professional.
  During the first six months of 2002, I won four tournaments, my first victories as a professional.
  This will probably be my last year as a full-time professional.
  ‘For once I holed a few putts,’ said Fox as he celebrated his first victory as a professional.
  Seven other professional cyclists and seven professionals from other sports were also targeted.
  His advice to you, apart from the actual playing of the game, but more about emerging as a young professional within the sport?
  Its stars were by then highly paid professionals, touring the English-speaking world.
  Pekerman was a journeyman professional whose playing career during the 1970s was cut short by a knee injury.
  Charles showed some talent on the rugby field before becoming a racing driver and feels that he would have become a professional in that sport if he had not given it up for racing.
  Synonyms
  professional player, non-amateur, paid player
  informal pro
2. 1.2 A person competent or skilled in a particular activity.
  she was a real professional on stage
  Example sentencesExamples
  After about a week of sleeping in an alley you'll look and smell like a real professional.
  ITV's top commentator Clive Tyldesley is an intelligent professional with a light touch and a rich humour.
  It's about time we became real professionals and left the kiddy stuff to the high school actors.
  Amazingly, by train and taxi, Abrams made the fight, the sign of a real professional.
  It is the scissor work, above all, which separates the real professional from the novice.
  He is a real professional, currently a senior executive at McGraw-Hill, a very close friend of mine.
  Doc Carroll was a real gentleman and a true professional.
  So you're a real professional by now when it comes to these ordination ceremonies.
  That is hard to keep that tempo of operation up, even for a real professional.
  They can be real professionals and expose wrongdoing even if it involves their leaders.
  Synonyms
  expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority
  informal pro, ace, whizz, hotshot, ninja
  British informal dab hand, wizard
  North American informal maven, crackerjack
  rare proficient

Rhymes

confessional, congressional, expressional, impressional, obsessional, processional, progressional, recessional, secessional, sessional, successional

Definition of professional in US English:

professional

adjectiveprəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1Relating to or connected with a profession.
young professional people
the professional schools of Yale and Harvard
Example sentencesExamples
- Currently, some 1.2 million professional men and women belong to more than 29,600 clubs worldwide.
- Ask if the company belongs to a professional pest control association.
- They say that corporate America does not comprise a bunch of gangs, that professional people do not belong to gangs.
- Of the professional organizations that I belong, it is the ASA that I call my academic home.
- You should moreover bear in mind that your immediate senior managers at that time belonged to the same professional discipline as yourself.
- I belong to a professional association and we have a little get together once a month to chat and catch up, etc.
- They are not professional singers and belonged to different fields.
- In our professional lives, we make choices about belonging to a professional association.
- Her voice was strong and clear, with a lilting quality to it that one might think belonged to a professional vocalist.
- But ultimately, the credit for the way he has dealt with his personal and professional problems belongs entirely to him.
Synonyms
white-collar, executive, non-manual
1. 1.1 Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured.
  his professional expertise
  their music is both memorable and professional
  Example sentencesExamples
  He worked hard as attorney general to represent the state in a competent and professional manner.
  They were professional, competent, experienced commanders, and most spoke English.
  The Greens have a pretty good website, with a competent and professional layout, and of course, a blog.
  This works to the advantage of clients and of the administration of justice. It also fosters professional competition.
  Expertise and professional competence in anything comes from time doing the work, either professionally or as a hobby.
  Do they just focus on professional reputation and managerial competence, as measured by endorsements?
  As hunting success became an index of personal or professional worth, intense competition developed over the testimonials of prowess.
  Key objectives for our faculty are to obtain such recognition and ensure the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity.
  An experienced guerilla fighter with a professional competence in civil engineering could think of a good deal more.
  Synonyms
  expert, accomplished, skilful, adept, masterly, masterful, excellent, fine, polished, finished, skilled, proficient, competent, capable, able, efficient, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned, slick, businesslike, deft, dexterous
2Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
a professional boxer
Example sentencesExamples
- He switched to billiards and a few years ago turned professional.
- His decision has spread dismay in the amateur ranks, and his coach Joe Gallagher believes the Salford boxer might have turned professional too early.
- He became an amateur boxer in 1932 and two years later turned professional.
- Certainly, Tiger Woods seems happy with their services given that he's been with them since he turned professional.
- Peter had been a professional boxer, and as an amateur had taken Jim Watt, who latterly would become the world lightweight champion, to the verge of defeat.
- The main character is a professional executioner, but he prefers to get drunk rather than perform his civic duties.
- Morgan was playing amateur golf in Somerset and the West until he turned professional last year.
- He turned professional two years ago after reigning as Britain's amateur champion for four years from 1998 to 2002.
- Before long, he was playing the leads in Hamlet and Macbeth at Scottish Youth Theatre, then turned professional.
- So, instead of pursuing his Olympic dream in the amateurs, Smith turned professional, in 1994.
Synonyms
paid, salaried, non-amateur, full-time
1. 2.1derogatory, informal Denoting a person who persistently makes a feature of a particular activity or attribute.
  a professional naysayer
  Example sentencesExamples
  A professional northerner, the episodes she featured in seemed like a cross-promotion for spending winter in Blackpool.
  They do not want to spend their careers as professional naysayers, forever doing nothing.
  The main story mode has been revamped since 2003, and now features professional idiot Bam Margera.
  He does still receive financial support from them (he's a "professional student") (read: ambitionless bum), and they're much more likely to be able to get my money for me than he is.
  And that is because no sooner are they announced than they provoke widespread fear and condemnation from an army of professional naysayers.

nounprəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1A person engaged or qualified in a profession.
professionals such as lawyers and surveyors
Example sentencesExamples
- Psychologists are among the most qualified professionals to perform this assessment.
- There are few qualified teachers or other professionals who are able to work on a semi-voluntary basis.
- Qualified professionals with successful careers have high credit ratings and often get into trouble as well.
- The Institute represents tax professionals such as lawyers, accountants and agents.
- With Shanghai's rapid economic growth, qualified professionals are much needed.
- Qualified and caring professionals must now make that decision for them.
- A physician writes that an RN is the only professional qualified to lead nursing practice in the OR.
- The course faculty has been drawn from a panel of highly qualified professionals working in the field.
- There is a demand in advanced countries and a shortage in the supply of qualified professionals.
- Many of them are qualified professionals: teachers, engineers, social workers.
Synonyms
white-collar worker, professional worker, office worker
1. 1.1 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.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Seven other professional cyclists and seven professionals from other sports were also targeted.
  But in actual terms he's only played as a professional for two seasons.
  This will probably be my last year as a full-time professional.
  ‘For once I holed a few putts,’ said Fox as he celebrated his first victory as a professional.
  During the first six months of 2002, I won four tournaments, my first victories as a professional.
  His last club was Floriana, who play in the Maltese League where he was a full-time professional.
  Its stars were by then highly paid professionals, touring the English-speaking world.
  Charles showed some talent on the rugby field before becoming a racing driver and feels that he would have become a professional in that sport if he had not given it up for racing.
  Pekerman was a journeyman professional whose playing career during the 1970s was cut short by a knee injury.
  His advice to you, apart from the actual playing of the game, but more about emerging as a young professional within the sport?
  Synonyms
  professional player, non-amateur, paid player
2. 1.2 A person competent or skilled in a particular activity.
  she was a real professional on stage
  Example sentencesExamples
  Doc Carroll was a real gentleman and a true professional.
  It's about time we became real professionals and left the kiddy stuff to the high school actors.
  That is hard to keep that tempo of operation up, even for a real professional.
  It is the scissor work, above all, which separates the real professional from the novice.
  Amazingly, by train and taxi, Abrams made the fight, the sign of a real professional.
  They can be real professionals and expose wrongdoing even if it involves their leaders.
  So you're a real professional by now when it comes to these ordination ceremonies.
  After about a week of sleeping in an alley you'll look and smell like a real professional.
  ITV's top commentator Clive Tyldesley is an intelligent professional with a light touch and a rich humour.
  He is a real professional, currently a senior executive at McGraw-Hill, a very close friend of mine.
  Synonyms
  expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority

单词	professional
释义	Definition of professional in English: professional adjective prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1Relating to or belonging to a profession. young professional people Example sentencesExamples I belong to a professional association and we have a little get together once a month to chat and catch up, etc. Of the professional organizations that I belong, it is the ASA that I call my academic home. But ultimately, the credit for the way he has dealt with his personal and professional problems belongs entirely to him. They say that corporate America does not comprise a bunch of gangs, that professional people do not belong to gangs. Ask if the company belongs to a professional pest control association. Currently, some 1.2 million professional men and women belong to more than 29,600 clubs worldwide. Her voice was strong and clear, with a lilting quality to it that one might think belonged to a professional vocalist. They are not professional singers and belonged to different fields. In our professional lives, we make choices about belonging to a professional association. You should moreover bear in mind that your immediate senior managers at that time belonged to the same professional discipline as yourself. Synonyms white-collar, executive, non-manual 1.1 Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skilful, or assured. his professional expertise their music is both memorable and professional Example sentencesExamples This works to the advantage of clients and of the administration of justice. It also fosters professional competition. He worked hard as attorney general to represent the state in a competent and professional manner. Do they just focus on professional reputation and managerial competence, as measured by endorsements? An experienced guerilla fighter with a professional competence in civil engineering could think of a good deal more. As hunting success became an index of personal or professional worth, intense competition developed over the testimonials of prowess. Key objectives for our faculty are to obtain such recognition and ensure the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity. They were professional, competent, experienced commanders, and most spoke English. Expertise and professional competence in anything comes from time doing the work, either professionally or as a hobby. The Greens have a pretty good website, with a competent and professional layout, and of course, a blog. Synonyms expert, accomplished, skilful, adept, masterly, masterful, excellent, fine, polished, finished, skilled, proficient, competent, capable, able, efficient, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned, slick, businesslike, deft, dexterous informal ace, crack, stellar, top-notch 2Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur. a professional boxer Example sentencesExamples The main character is a professional executioner, but he prefers to get drunk rather than perform his civic duties. He switched to billiards and a few years ago turned professional. So, instead of pursuing his Olympic dream in the amateurs, Smith turned professional, in 1994. His decision has spread dismay in the amateur ranks, and his coach Joe Gallagher believes the Salford boxer might have turned professional too early. He turned professional two years ago after reigning as Britain's amateur champion for four years from 1998 to 2002. Before long, he was playing the leads in Hamlet and Macbeth at Scottish Youth Theatre, then turned professional. Peter had been a professional boxer, and as an amateur had taken Jim Watt, who latterly would become the world lightweight champion, to the verge of defeat. Certainly, Tiger Woods seems happy with their services given that he's been with them since he turned professional. He became an amateur boxer in 1932 and two years later turned professional. Morgan was playing amateur golf in Somerset and the West until he turned professional last year. Synonyms paid, salaried, non-amateur, full-time 2.1derogatory, informal Habitually making a feature of a particular activity or attribute. a professional gloom-monger Example sentencesExamples They do not want to spend their careers as professional naysayers, forever doing nothing. And that is because no sooner are they announced than they provoke widespread fear and condemnation from an army of professional naysayers. The main story mode has been revamped since 2003, and now features professional idiot Bam Margera. A professional northerner, the episodes she featured in seemed like a cross-promotion for spending winter in Blackpool. He does still receive financial support from them (he's a "professional student") (read: ambitionless bum), and they're much more likely to be able to get my money for me than he is. noun prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1A person engaged or qualified in a profession. professionals such as lawyers and surveyors Example sentencesExamples Psychologists are among the most qualified professionals to perform this assessment. There are few qualified teachers or other professionals who are able to work on a semi-voluntary basis. The course faculty has been drawn from a panel of highly qualified professionals working in the field. With Shanghai's rapid economic growth, qualified professionals are much needed. Many of them are qualified professionals: teachers, engineers, social workers. Qualified professionals with successful careers have high credit ratings and often get into trouble as well. Qualified and caring professionals must now make that decision for them. The Institute represents tax professionals such as lawyers, accountants and agents. There is a demand in advanced countries and a shortage in the supply of qualified professionals. A physician writes that an RN is the only professional qualified to lead nursing practice in the OR. Synonyms white-collar worker, professional worker, office worker 1.1 A person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime. his first season as a professional Example sentencesExamples But in actual terms he's only played as a professional for two seasons. His last club was Floriana, who play in the Maltese League where he was a full-time professional. During the first six months of 2002, I won four tournaments, my first victories as a professional. This will probably be my last year as a full-time professional. ‘For once I holed a few putts,’ said Fox as he celebrated his first victory as a professional. Seven other professional cyclists and seven professionals from other sports were also targeted. His advice to you, apart from the actual playing of the game, but more about emerging as a young professional within the sport? Its stars were by then highly paid professionals, touring the English-speaking world. Pekerman was a journeyman professional whose playing career during the 1970s was cut short by a knee injury. Charles showed some talent on the rugby field before becoming a racing driver and feels that he would have become a professional in that sport if he had not given it up for racing. Synonyms professional player, non-amateur, paid player informal pro 1.2 A person competent or skilled in a particular activity. she was a real professional on stage Example sentencesExamples After about a week of sleeping in an alley you'll look and smell like a real professional. ITV's top commentator Clive Tyldesley is an intelligent professional with a light touch and a rich humour. It's about time we became real professionals and left the kiddy stuff to the high school actors. Amazingly, by train and taxi, Abrams made the fight, the sign of a real professional. It is the scissor work, above all, which separates the real professional from the novice. He is a real professional, currently a senior executive at McGraw-Hill, a very close friend of mine. Doc Carroll was a real gentleman and a true professional. So you're a real professional by now when it comes to these ordination ceremonies. That is hard to keep that tempo of operation up, even for a real professional. They can be real professionals and expose wrongdoing even if it involves their leaders. Synonyms expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority informal pro, ace, whizz, hotshot, ninja British informal dab hand, wizard North American informal maven, crackerjack rare proficient Rhymes confessional, congressional, expressional, impressional, obsessional, processional, progressional, recessional, secessional, sessional, successional Definition of professional in US English: professional adjectiveprəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1Relating to or connected with a profession. young professional people the professional schools of Yale and Harvard Example sentencesExamples Currently, some 1.2 million professional men and women belong to more than 29,600 clubs worldwide. Ask if the company belongs to a professional pest control association. They say that corporate America does not comprise a bunch of gangs, that professional people do not belong to gangs. Of the professional organizations that I belong, it is the ASA that I call my academic home. You should moreover bear in mind that your immediate senior managers at that time belonged to the same professional discipline as yourself. I belong to a professional association and we have a little get together once a month to chat and catch up, etc. They are not professional singers and belonged to different fields. In our professional lives, we make choices about belonging to a professional association. Her voice was strong and clear, with a lilting quality to it that one might think belonged to a professional vocalist. But ultimately, the credit for the way he has dealt with his personal and professional problems belongs entirely to him. Synonyms white-collar, executive, non-manual 1.1 Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured. his professional expertise their music is both memorable and professional Example sentencesExamples He worked hard as attorney general to represent the state in a competent and professional manner. They were professional, competent, experienced commanders, and most spoke English. The Greens have a pretty good website, with a competent and professional layout, and of course, a blog. This works to the advantage of clients and of the administration of justice. It also fosters professional competition. Expertise and professional competence in anything comes from time doing the work, either professionally or as a hobby. Do they just focus on professional reputation and managerial competence, as measured by endorsements? As hunting success became an index of personal or professional worth, intense competition developed over the testimonials of prowess. Key objectives for our faculty are to obtain such recognition and ensure the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity. An experienced guerilla fighter with a professional competence in civil engineering could think of a good deal more. Synonyms expert, accomplished, skilful, adept, masterly, masterful, excellent, fine, polished, finished, skilled, proficient, competent, capable, able, efficient, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned, slick, businesslike, deft, dexterous 2Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime. a professional boxer Example sentencesExamples He switched to billiards and a few years ago turned professional. His decision has spread dismay in the amateur ranks, and his coach Joe Gallagher believes the Salford boxer might have turned professional too early. He became an amateur boxer in 1932 and two years later turned professional. Certainly, Tiger Woods seems happy with their services given that he's been with them since he turned professional. Peter had been a professional boxer, and as an amateur had taken Jim Watt, who latterly would become the world lightweight champion, to the verge of defeat. The main character is a professional executioner, but he prefers to get drunk rather than perform his civic duties. Morgan was playing amateur golf in Somerset and the West until he turned professional last year. He turned professional two years ago after reigning as Britain's amateur champion for four years from 1998 to 2002. Before long, he was playing the leads in Hamlet and Macbeth at Scottish Youth Theatre, then turned professional. So, instead of pursuing his Olympic dream in the amateurs, Smith turned professional, in 1994. Synonyms paid, salaried, non-amateur, full-time 2.1derogatory, informal Denoting a person who persistently makes a feature of a particular activity or attribute. a professional naysayer Example sentencesExamples A professional northerner, the episodes she featured in seemed like a cross-promotion for spending winter in Blackpool. They do not want to spend their careers as professional naysayers, forever doing nothing. The main story mode has been revamped since 2003, and now features professional idiot Bam Margera. He does still receive financial support from them (he's a "professional student") (read: ambitionless bum), and they're much more likely to be able to get my money for me than he is. And that is because no sooner are they announced than they provoke widespread fear and condemnation from an army of professional naysayers. nounprəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)lprəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1A person engaged or qualified in a profession. professionals such as lawyers and surveyors Example sentencesExamples Psychologists are among the most qualified professionals to perform this assessment. There are few qualified teachers or other professionals who are able to work on a semi-voluntary basis. Qualified professionals with successful careers have high credit ratings and often get into trouble as well. The Institute represents tax professionals such as lawyers, accountants and agents. With Shanghai's rapid economic growth, qualified professionals are much needed. Qualified and caring professionals must now make that decision for them. A physician writes that an RN is the only professional qualified to lead nursing practice in the OR. The course faculty has been drawn from a panel of highly qualified professionals working in the field. There is a demand in advanced countries and a shortage in the supply of qualified professionals. Many of them are qualified professionals: teachers, engineers, social workers. Synonyms white-collar worker, professional worker, office worker 1.1 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. Example sentencesExamples Seven other professional cyclists and seven professionals from other sports were also targeted. But in actual terms he's only played as a professional for two seasons. This will probably be my last year as a full-time professional. ‘For once I holed a few putts,’ said Fox as he celebrated his first victory as a professional. During the first six months of 2002, I won four tournaments, my first victories as a professional. His last club was Floriana, who play in the Maltese League where he was a full-time professional. Its stars were by then highly paid professionals, touring the English-speaking world. Charles showed some talent on the rugby field before becoming a racing driver and feels that he would have become a professional in that sport if he had not given it up for racing. Pekerman was a journeyman professional whose playing career during the 1970s was cut short by a knee injury. His advice to you, apart from the actual playing of the game, but more about emerging as a young professional within the sport? Synonyms professional player, non-amateur, paid player 1.2 A person competent or skilled in a particular activity. she was a real professional on stage Example sentencesExamples Doc Carroll was a real gentleman and a true professional. It's about time we became real professionals and left the kiddy stuff to the high school actors. That is hard to keep that tempo of operation up, even for a real professional. It is the scissor work, above all, which separates the real professional from the novice. Amazingly, by train and taxi, Abrams made the fight, the sign of a real professional. They can be real professionals and expose wrongdoing even if it involves their leaders. So you're a real professional by now when it comes to these ordination ceremonies. After about a week of sleeping in an alley you'll look and smell like a real professional. ITV's top commentator Clive Tyldesley is an intelligent professional with a light touch and a rich humour. He is a real professional, currently a senior executive at McGraw-Hill, a very close friend of mine. Synonyms expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority
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