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professional noun
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ n [C] Definition
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a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and traininghealth professionals
Compare: amateur
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informal someone who has worked hard in the same type of job for a long time and has become skilled at dealing with any problem that might happenI thought the whole meeting was going to fall apart but you rescued it like a true professional!
the consummate professional
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a person who does a job that people usually do as a hobbyHe's only been playing football as a professional for two years.
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a sportsperson, especially a golf or tennis player, who is employed by a club to train its members in a particular sport(Definition of professional noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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