professional
Skilled career person
Before a noun, professional imparts the idea that the person, firm, or service designated does work that meets a certain standard: We hired professional landscapers to design the acreage.
A professional athlete is one who is skilled enough to earn a living by participating in a sport.
A person who is called a professional has a white-collar occupation: The new apartment building is intended to appeal mainly to single professionals who work downtown.
Matched formal garments
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- slacksInformal leg garments
- businesswearProfessional office attire
pinstripe · white-collar · briefcase · portfolio · polished · groomed · tailored · pressed
Expert in one field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- analystOne who examines systematically
practitioner · contractor · freelancer · licensed · certified · accredited · registered · chartered
Sufficiently able, qualified
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- proficientHaving practiced ability
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
trained · knowledgeable · capable · polished · refined · masterful · precise · efficient
Firm pledge to act
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
punctual · thorough · focused · composed · courteous · diplomatic · discreet · integrity
Fixed periodic employment payment
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- earningsMoney gained from work
- wagePayment for labor
- remunerationPayment for work done
fee · retainer · honorarium · rate · billing · invoice · consultation · commission
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
resume · networking · mentorship · industry · leadership · achievement · credentials · tenure
Dedicated career path
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftSkilled manual art
- fieldArea of specialty
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
practice · livelihood · calling · guild · apprenticeship · journeyman · technician · artisan
Game participant
- competitorOne striving against others
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- draftPreliminary version of text
roster · agent · sponsorship · endorsement · signing · transfer · debut · franchise
suit
Matched formal garments
businesswear · pinstripe · white-collar · briefcase · portfolio · polished · groomed · tailored · pressed · formal
specialist
Expert in one field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
analyst · practitioner · contractor · freelancer · licensed · certified · accredited · registered · chartered · credentialed
competent
Sufficiently able, qualified
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- proficientHaving practiced ability
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
accomplished · trained · knowledgeable · capable · polished · refined · masterful · precise · efficient · effective
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
conscientious · punctual · thorough · focused · composed · courteous · diplomatic · discreet · integrity · poise
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
remuneration · fee · retainer · honorarium · rate · billing · invoice · consultation · commission · package
ambition
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
management · resume · networking · mentorship · industry · leadership · achievement · credentials · tenure · advancement
vocation
Dedicated career path
discipline · practice · livelihood · calling · guild · apprenticeship · journeyman · technician · artisan · certification
player
Game participant
- competitorOne striving against others
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- contractEnforceable written agreement
draft · roster · agent · sponsorship · endorsement · signing · transfer · debut · franchise · teammate
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- competition levelselite tier, top tier, mid tier, lower tier, upper tier
- competitor statusactive, inactive, retired, current, former
- expertsexperts, expert, specialist, masters, specialists
professionalamateur
Nonprofessional participant
novice · beginner · rookie · dilettante · greenhorn
professionalamateur
Nonprofessional participant
hobbyist · recreational · unpaid · weekend warrior · nonprofessional
professionalunprofessional
Not meeting workplace standards
amateurish · inappropriate · unethical · sloppy · improper
- professional writingFormal workplace text production
- professional sportsPaid competitive athletic leagues
- professional organizationsGroups for career practitioners
- professional wrestlingScripted athletic performance art
- professional helpAssistance from qualified specialists
- professional associationsGroups organized by occupation
profession, professionalism, paraprofessional, unprofessional, nonprofessional, professionals, professions, professionally, professionalize