professional

CEFRA2

/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a skilled job or showing suitable skill and behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person who earns money from a skilled occupation or sport.

Examples

  • You need a professional to sort out your finances.

  • Your singing puts professional singers to shame.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /pɹəˈfeʃ.ə.nəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. A prostitute.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who belongs to a profession.

  2. A person who earns their living from a specified activity.

More examples

In context

  • Do you have professional experience?

  • There was this nice lady who flirted with me at the bar, but it turned out that she was a professional.

  • I have learned that there is a person attached to a golf club called a professional. Find out who fills that post at the Green Meadow Club; […] invite the professional, urgently, to dine with us this evening.

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Origin

adjective

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