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 professional 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
Idiom of the Day
slap (someone or something) down or slap down (someone or something)
to rebuke or reject someone or something
My boss slapped my proposal down soon after the meeting started.