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# professional

adjective (professional, more professional, most professional); noun (a professional, professionals)

«professional» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Doing a job or sport for money, as your work, not just for fun: "a professional footballer". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#m1)
2. Doing a job that needs special training, like a doctor, teacher or lawyer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#m2)
3. Done very well and carefully, as an expert would do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#m3)
4. As a noun, a person who does a job as their work or with great skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, professionals such as doctors, nurses, firefighters and plumbers help us; in safety lessons you learn to get help from a professional. In sport, professional players are paid, while amateurs play for fun. Phrases: a professional player, turn professional, professional help, look professional.

### Examples

- My cousin wants to be a professional basketball player. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x1)
- A doctor is a professional who has trained for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x2)
- The poster looks very professional. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x3)
- If a gas pipe leaks, call a professional. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x4)
- She turned professional when she was eighteen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x5)
- The teacher is a true professional. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x6)
- Professional footballers train every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x7)
- It is for professional students of folk-lore to study the original documents for themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: one "f" and two "s": professional. The opposite of a paid player is "amateur". The noun is "profession" (a job that needs training). In safety: do not try to fix electricity or gas yourself; that is a job for a professional. "Pro" is a short, informal word for professional.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «professional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«professional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/professional.html) on Mova free.