professional

pro|fes|sion|al¹ W1S2 [prəˈfeʃənəl] adj

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1¦(job)¦

2¦(well trained)¦

3¦(paid)¦

4¦(team/event)¦

5 professional person/man/woman etc

6 professional liar/complainer etc

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1.) ¦(JOB)¦ [only before noun]

a) relating to a job that needs special education and training

▪ What professional qualifications does he have?

▪ It is essential to get good professional advice .

▪ You may need to seek professional help .

b) relating to your job or work and not to your private life

▪ professional contacts

2.) ¦(WELL TRAINED)¦

showing that someone has been well trained and is good at their work

▪ This business plan looks very professional.

▪ a more professional approach to work

3.) ¦(PAID)¦

doing a job, sport, or activity for money, rather than just for fun

→↑amateur

▪ a professional tennis player

▪ a professional army

turn/go professional

(=start to do something as a job)

4.) ¦(TEAM/EVENT)¦

done by or relating to people who are paid to do a sport or activity

→↑amateur

▪ a professional hockey team

▪ The golf tournament is a professional event.

5.) professional person/man/woman etc

someone who works in a profession, or who has an important position in a company or business

▪ We'd prefer to rent the house to a professional couple.

6.) professional liar/complainer etc

someone who lies or complains too much - used humorously

>professionalization [prəˌfeʃənəlaıˈzeıʃən US -lə-] n [U]

▪ the increasing professionalization of childcare services

>professionalize [prəˈfeʃənəlaız] v [T]

professional ²

professional² W3 n

1.) someone who earns money by doing a job, sport, or activity that many other people do just for fun

→↑amateur

▪ Hurd signed as a professional in 1998.

▪ top snooker professionals

2.) someone who works in a job that needs special education and training, such as a doctor, lawyer, or ↑architect

▪ health professionals (=doctors, nurses etc)

3.) someone who has a lot of experience and does something very skillfully

▪ You sing like a real professional.

4.) tennis/golf/swimming etc professional

someone who is very good at a sport and is employed by a private club to teach its members