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""professional football""a professional cook""professional actors and athletes"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"