professional
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1. an authority qualified to teach apprentices (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | authority, |
| definition | : | an expert whose views are taken as definitive (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | past master, |
| definition | : | someone who was formerly a master (noun.person) |
2. a person engaged in one of the learned professions (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adult, grownup, |
| definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | careerist, |
| definition | : | a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | craftsman, |
| definition | : | a professional whose work is consistently of high quality (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | critic, |
| definition | : | a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | attorney, lawyer, |
| definition | : | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bibliothec, librarian, |
| definition | : | a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | publisher, |
| definition | : | a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | yuppie, |
| definition | : | a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style (noun.person) |
3. an athlete who plays for pay (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | athlete, jock, |
| definition | : | a person trained to compete in sports (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | free agent, |
| definition | : | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team (noun.person) |
4. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood (adj.all)
| similar | : | nonrecreational, paid, |
| definition | : | involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby (adj.all) |
| similar | : | professed, |
| definition | : | professing to be qualified (adj.all) |
5. engaged in by members of a profession (adj.all)
| similar | : | white-collar, |
| definition | : | of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers (adj.all) |
6. an authority qualified to teach apprentices (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mastership, |
| definition | : | the position of master (noun.act) |
7. an athlete who plays for pay (noun.person)
| antonym | : | amateur, |
| definition | : | an athlete who does not play for pay (noun.person) |
8. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonprofessional, |
| definition | : | not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain (adj.all) |
9. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unprofessional, |
| definition | : | not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession (adj.all) |
10. of or relating to a profession (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) (noun.act) |
11. of or relating to or suitable as a profession (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | the body of people in a learned occupation (noun.group) |
12. an authority qualified to teach apprentices (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mastership, |
| definition | : | the position of master (noun.act) |
13. an athlete who plays for pay (noun.person)
| antonym | : | amateur, |
| definition | : | an athlete who does not play for pay (noun.person) |
14. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonprofessional, |
| definition | : | not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain (adj.all) |
15. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unprofessional, |
| definition | : | not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession (adj.all) |
16. of or relating to a profession (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) (noun.act) |
17. of or relating to or suitable as a profession (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | the body of people in a learned occupation (noun.group) |
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