professional

professional
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noun
ADJECTIVE
consummate, dedicated

She's a consummate professional.

certified (esp. AmE), educated, experienced, licensed (esp. AmE), qualified, seasoned, trained, well-educated
competent, skilled

highly educated and skilled professionals

real, true

This is the work of a real professional.

leading, senior, top

a top golf professional

independent

The survey should be performed by an independent professional.

fellow

an actor revered by his fellow professionals

industry

workshops led by industry professionals from around the US

business, computer, design, education (esp. AmE), financial, health, health-care, information-technology, legal, marketing, media, medical, nursing, security, tax, teaching
golf, tennis, etc.
busy

a manageable read for busy professionals

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NOTE: Professionals
be … , practise/practice as … 

He is able to practise/practice as a therapist.

act as … 

She is acting as architect on this project.

have … 

The group does not have an internal auditor.

need … 

We need an engineer to design something better.

find … 

It pays to find a good accountant.

appoint … , appoint sb (as) … , employ …  (esp. AmE), engage …  (esp. BrE), get … , instruct … 

Appoint a lawyer to act on your behalf.

consult … , consult with …  (AmE), get/take advice from … , go to … , see … , speak to … , talk to … 

I demand to speak to my lawyer!

 … acts for sb,  … defends sb,  … represents sb (used of lawyers)

an in-house lawyer acting for a major company

 … advises

His accountant has advised him to close down his business.

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adj.
1 connected with a job
VERBS
be
keep sth

We keep everything professional at work.

remain

He tried very hard to remain professional.

ADVERB
purely, strictly

He insisted that his relationship with the duchess was purely professional.

2 extremely skilled
VERBS
be, look, seem, sound

Their designs look very professional.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly, truly

He dealt with the problem in a highly professional way.

thoroughly, totally
increasingly
almost
3 done as a paid job, not a hobby
VERBS
be
become, go, turn
ADVERB
fully

He wants to turn fully professional.

Professional is used with these nouns: ↑accountability, ↑accountant, ↑actor, actress, ↑advice, ↑adviser, ↑archaeologist, ↑army, ↑artist, ↑aspiration, ↑assassin, ↑assistance, ↑association, ↑athlete, ↑athletics, ↑autonomy, ↑background, ↑ball, ↑baseball, ↑basketball, ↑biologist, ↑body, ↑bowling, ↑boxing, ↑burglar, ↑capacity, ↑career, ↑circuit, ↑class, ↑cleaner, ↑coach, ↑code, ↑colleague, ↑commitment, ↑competence, ↑conduct, ↑connection, ↑cook, ↑counselling, ↑counsellor, ↑courtesy, ↑credentials, ↑credibility, ↑cricket, ↑criminal, ↑culture, ↑dancer, ↑degree, ↑designer, ↑detachment, ↑development, ↑diploma, ↑diplomat, ↑discipline, ↑discretion, ↑distance, ↑distinction, ↑duty, ↑economist, ↑education, ↑elite, ↑environment, ↑ethics, ↑etiquette, ↑exam, ↑excellence, ↑experience, ↑expert, ↑expertise, ↑fee, ↑fight, ↑finish, ↑football, ↑footballer, ↑fulfilment, ↑gambler, ↑golf, ↑golfer, ↑guidance, ↑guide, ↑help, ↑historian, ↑hockey, ↑identity, ↑incompetence, ↑independence, ↑institute, ↑instruction, ↑integrity, ↑interest, ↑jealousy, ↑job, ↑journal, ↑journalism, ↑journalist, ↑judgement, ↑killer, ↑kitchen, ↑knowledge, ↑league, ↑librarian, ↑life, ↑link, ↑literature, ↑look, ↑man, ↑manager, ↑manner, ↑meeting, ↑military, ↑misconduct, ↑musician, ↑name, ↑negligence, ↑negotiator, ↑obligation, ↑obscurity, ↑occupation, ↑opinion, ↑orchestra, ↑organization, ↑outfit, ↑painter, ↑partnership, ↑peer, ↑people, ↑performance, ↑performer, ↑personnel, ↑philosopher, ↑photographer, ↑photography, ↑pilot, ↑player, ↑politician, ↑practice, ↑pride, ↑production, ↑psychologist, ↑psychology, ↑qualification, ↑rank, ↑reason, ↑recognition, ↑recording, ↑referee, ↑register, ↑regulation, ↑relationship, ↑reputation, ↑responsibility, ↑rivalry, ↑rugby, ↑salon, ↑scientist, ↑service, ↑singer, ↑skill, ↑snooker, ↑soccer, ↑society, ↑soldier, ↑specialist, ↑specialization, ↑sport, ↑sportsman, sportswoman, ↑staff, ↑standard, ↑standing, ↑status, ↑success, ↑tennis, ↑theatre, ↑thief, ↑touch, ↑tournament, ↑trader, ↑trainer, ↑training, ↑translator, ↑trustee, ↑woman, ↑work, ↑worker, ↑workshop, ↑writer, ↑writing

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