Dictionary Check: professional

"professional" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

adjective

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

Example: "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"
Antonyms:
adjective

of or relating to or suitable as a profession

Example: "professional organizations"
adjective

characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

Example: "professional conduct"
Antonyms:
adjective

of or relating to a profession

Example: "we need professional advice"
adjective

engaged in by members of a profession

Example: "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
noun

a person engaged in one of the learned professions

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