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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "professional"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ

doing an activity as a job and not just for fun
professional definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a professional musician, he performs regularly at concerts and events.
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻ—āϤ

relevant to, connected with, or appropriate for a profession
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The conference provided professional development for teachers.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ

reflecting the qualities expected of someone in a profession
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer 's professional attire was impeccable.
āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ

(of a person or appearance) characterized by a high standard of competence, skill, and appropriate conduct, especially in a work or formal setting, conveying respect, seriousness, and expertise
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His professional attitude towards the project impressed everyone in the room.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āϘāϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ

someone who practices a profession that requires advanced education and training
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a lawyer, she is a professional who provides legal advice and representation.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻž

a person who is highly skilled or competent in a particular activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a professional in graphic design, she creates stunning visuals for clients.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āϝ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ

a person who participates in a particular activity, especially a sport, as their primary paid occupation rather than as a hobby
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professional golfer travels the world to compete in tournaments.
āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĢāĻžāϰ āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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