Synonym: occupational, vocational. Antonym: amateur. Similar words: profession, congressional, confession, session, missionary, occasional, recession, occasionally. Meaning: [prə'feʃnl] 
n. 1. a person engaged in one of the learned professions 2. an athlete who plays for pay 3. an authority qualified to teach apprentices. adj. 1. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood 2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession 3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession 4. of or relating to a profession 5. engaged in by members of a profession.
n. 1. a person engaged in one of the learned professions 2. an athlete who plays for pay 3. an authority qualified to teach apprentices. adj. 1. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood 2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession 3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession 4. of or relating to a profession 5. engaged in by members of a profession. 
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1, The best professional musicians start young.
2, She is a professional actress.
3, After this heartbreaking experience, Thorpe turned to professional sports.
4, A lawyer is a professional man.
5, They were professional killers who did in John.
6, Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.
7, She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
8, This is the work of a real professional.
9, She wants to become a professional cook.
10, The football team was disciplined by a professional trainer.
11, What professional qualifications does he have?
12, The doctor was found guilty of professional misconduct.
13, He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
14, His professional career started at Liverpool University.
15, Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
16, I recommend that you get some professional advice.
17, It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.
18, Being a professional actor of necessity means working nights and Sundays.
19, You will need to seek professional advice about your claim for compensation.
20, Bill idolizes his big brother[sentencedict.com],[http://sentencedict.com/professional.html] who is a professional footballer.
21, The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers.
22, They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers.
23, We're going to need some professional backup for this project.
24, He became a professional athlete at the age of 16.
25, I'm a novice at these things, Lieutenant. You're the professional.
26, If it's a legal matter you need to seek professional advice.
27, You must not let your personal reactions interfere with your professional judgement.
28, He insisted that his relationship with the duchess was purely professional.
29, His super-clean image gave a veneer of respectability to the new professional set-up.
30, He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.
More similar words: profession, congressional, confession, session, missionary, occasional, recession, occasionally, depression, impression, aggression, processing, mission, national, regional, progressive, emission, admission, permission, commission, functional, educational, additional, discussion, commissioner, nationalism, traditional, provision, conventional, traditionally.