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Meaning of professional

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  professional
      adj 1: engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or
             means of livelihood; "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" [ant:
             {nonprofessional}]
      2: of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional
         organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
      3: characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in
         a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics";
         "a thoroughly professional performance" [ant:
         {unprofessional}]
      4: of or relating to a profession; "we need professional
         advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for
         his new office"
      5: engaged in by members of a profession; "professional
         occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
      n 1: a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn:
           {professional}, {professional person}]
      2: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: {professional}, {pro}]
         [ant: {amateur}]
      3: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: {master},
         {professional}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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