Professional meaning

a person engaged in one of the learned professions

an athlete who plays for pay

an authority qualified to teach apprentices

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”

of or relating to or suitable as a profession

“professional organizations”

“a professional field such as law”

characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

“professional conduct”

“professional ethics”

of or relating to a profession

“we need professional advice”

“professional training”

engaged in by members of a profession

“professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching”