professional

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Related terms

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professional (plural professionals)

1. A person who belongs to a profession
2. A person who earns his living from a specified activity
3. An expert.

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professional (comparative more professional, superlative most professional)

1. Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession
2. That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood
3. (by extension) Expert

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• professionalism

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professional (plural profesionals, diminutive professionalje)

1. a professional practicioner of a trade, métier...
2. an expert in a (professional) field

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• professionalisme n.