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Synonyms
pro·fes·sion·al (prə-fĕsh́ə-nəl)

adjective 

    1. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.
    2. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior.
  2. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer.
  3. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional football.
  4. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job.

noun 

  1. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.
  2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to decorate the house.
  3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.

derivatives

pro·feśsion·al·ly
adverb