The meaning of PROFESSIONAL is of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession. How to use professional in a sentence.

Professional also means having the qualities of skilled and educated people, such as effectiveness and seriousness of manner:

PROFESSIONAL definition: following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain. See examples of professional used in a sentence.

1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood. 2. pertaining to a profession. 3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. 4. engaged in one of the learned professions, as law or …

relating to a profession: a professional license. appropriate to a profession: showing professional objectivity; He's too professional to let his personal feelings interfere with his work.

Definition of professional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When an athlete "goes pro," she goes professional –-she is paid for her service rather than doing it on an amateur basis. Other professionals, including doctors and lawyers, are also paid for …