professionnoun
uk/prəˈfeʃ.ən/us/prəˈfeʃ.ən/profession noun (WORK)
B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education:
He left the teaching profession in 1965 to start his own business.
The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women.
Teaching as a profession is very underpaid.
He's a doctor by profession.
B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the people who do a particular type of work, considered as a group:
There's a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued.
the professions
jobs that need special training and skill, such as being a doctor or lawyer, but not work in business or industry
More examples
- He reached the heights of his profession at the age of 35.
- Her ambition and determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession.
- He's very highly regarded within his profession.
- She was, by profession, a lawyer.
- Until recently secretarial work and nursing were very much pink-collar professions.
profession noun (STATEMENT)
[ C ] a statement about what someone feels, believes, or intends to do, often made publicly:
The energy companies' professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day.
his professions of love
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- come out
- commit
- confront
- declare
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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