Professional
Definition
The term "professional" describes someone engaged in a paid occupation, especially one requiring specialized training or formal qualification, or an action or behavior showing a high level of competence.
Parts of Speech
- Adjective
- Noun
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /prəˈfɛʃ.ən.əl/
- Respelling: pruh-FESH-uh-nuhl
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /prəˈfɛʃ.ən.əl/
- Respelling: pruh-FESH-uh-nuhl
Etymology
The word "professional" originates from the Latin "professio," meaning "a public declaration," derived from "profitērī," meaning "to declare openly." It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially referring to professions like law, medicine, and clergy.
Derivatives
- Professionalism (noun)
- Professionally (adverb)
- Profession (noun)
- Professionalize (verb)
- Professionalist (noun, rare)
Synonyms
- Expert
- Specialist
- Skilled
Antonyms
- Amateur
- Unskilled
- Novice
Usage
The term "professional" is used to describe skilled individuals or high standards of behavior in work. For example: "She is a highly professional engineer," or "The athlete became a professional after signing the contract."
Related Terms
- Career: A long-term profession or occupation.
- Expertise: Specialized knowledge or skills in a particular field.
- Ethics: Principles governing professional conduct.
Detailed Definitions
Adjective
- Relating to a profession: Refers to occupations requiring specialized training or qualifications.
- Example: "Lawyers are expected to follow professional standards."
- Demonstrating skill or competence: Describes actions or behavior executed with expertise.
- Example: "Her professional approach impressed the entire team."
Noun
- A person engaged in a paid occupation: Refers to someone working in a profession requiring expertise.
- Example: "He is a professional in the field of finance."
- An individual displaying high competence: Refers to someone known for skill and expertise in their actions.
- Example: "The team hired a professional to ensure the project’s success."
professional
Lawyers are expected to follow professional standards.
Her professional approach impressed the entire team.
He is a professional in the field of finance.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 专业的 (Professional): Zhuānyè de
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʈʂwán jɛ dɤ/
- Respelling in English: Zhuan-ye de
- 职业的 (Job-related): Zhíyè de
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʈʂʅ jɛ dɤ/
- Respelling in English: Zhi-ye de
🇮🇳 Hindi
- पेशेवर (Professional): Peśēvar
- IPA Pronunciation: /peːʃeːʋər/
- Respelling in English: Pe-she-var
- व्यावसायिक (Commercial, another term sometimes used): Vyāvasāyik
- IPA Pronunciation: /vjaːʋəsaːjik/
- Respelling in English: Vya-va-sa-yik
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Profesional (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /profeˈsjonal/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-sio-nal
- Experto (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /eksˈpeɾto/
- Respelling in English: Ex-per-to
🇫🇷 French
- Professionnel (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-sjo-nel
- Expert (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɛkspɛʁ/
- Respelling in English: Ex-per
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- محترف (Professional): Muḥtarif
- IPA Pronunciation: /muħtarif/
- Respelling in English: Mu-h-ta-rif
- خبير (Expert, another term sometimes used): Khabīr
- IPA Pronunciation: /xaˈbiːr/
- Respelling in English: Kha-bir
🇧🇩 Bengali
- পেশাদার (Professional): Pēśādāra
- IPA Pronunciation: /peʃadara/
- Respelling in English: Pe-sha-da-ra
- বিশেষজ্ঞ (Expert, another term sometimes used): Biśēṣajña
- IPA Pronunciation: /biʃeʃod͡ʒɲa/
- Respelling in English: Bi-she-sho-gna
🇷🇺 Russian
- Профессиональный (Professional): Professíonal'nyy
- IPA Pronunciation: /prəfɪsʲɪɐˈnalʲnɨj/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-si-o-nal-nyy
- Эксперт (Expert, another term sometimes used): Ekspért
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɨkˈspʲɛrt/
- Respelling in English: Ek-spert
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Profissional (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɾofisioˈnal/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fi-sio-nal
- Especialista (Specialist, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ispɨsjɐˈliʃtɐ/
- Respelling in English: Es-pe-cia-lista
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Profesional (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /profɛsional/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-sional
- Ahli (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ahli/
- Respelling in English: Ah-li
🇩🇪 German
- Professionell (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pʁofɛˈsjoːnɛl/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-sjo-nel
- Experte (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspɛʁtə/
- Respelling in English: Ek-sper-te
🇯🇵 Japanese
- プロフェッショナル (Professional): Purofesshonaru
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɯ̟βɾo̞ɸe̞ɕo̞na̠ɾɯ̟β/
- Respelling in English: Pu-ro-fe-sho-na-ru
- 専門家 (Expert, another term sometimes used): Senmonka
- IPA Pronunciation: /seɴmoɴka/
- Respelling in English: Sen-mon-ka
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Chuyên nghiệp (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /cʰwîən˧ ŋiə̯p˧˧/
- Respelling in English: Chuyen ngiep
- Chuyên gia (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /cʰwîən˧ zaː˧˧/
- Respelling in English: Chuyen gia
🇰🇷 Korean
- 전문가 (Expert, another term sometimes used): Jeonmunga
- IPA Pronunciation: /t͡ɕʌn.mun.ɡa/
- Respelling in English: Jeon-mun-ga
🇹🇷 Turkish
- Profesyonel (Professional)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɾofesjoˈnel/
- Respelling in English: Pro-fe-syo-nel
- Uzman (Expert, another term sometimes used)
- IPA Pronunciation: /uzˈman/
- Respelling in English: Uz-man
🇵🇰 Urdu
- پیشہ ور (Professional): Pēshē var
- IPA Pronunciation: /peːʃeː vər/
- Respelling in English: Pe-she-var
- ماہر (Expert, another term sometimes used): Māhir
- IPA Pronunciation: /maːhir/
- Respelling in English: Ma-hir
