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
start out as (something)
to start one's career as something
The president of our company started out as a mailroom clerk when he was young.