professional

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person engaged in one of the learned professions
  2. noun an athlete who plays for pay
  3. noun an authority qualified to teach apprentices

Etymology

From Middle English professhennalle, professhynalle; equivalent to profession + -al.

In classic literature

Synonyms

professional person

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
adult
Narrower (hyponyms)
health professional, librarian, craftsman, yuppie, lawyer, publisher

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