professional
adjective
1. 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
- professional theater
Similar word(s): nonrecreational, professed
2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession
- professional organizations
- a professional field such as law
3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
- professional conduct
- professional ethics
- a thoroughly professional performance
4. of or relating to a profession
- we need professional advice
- professional training
- professional equipment for his new office
5. engaged in by members of a profession
- professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching