professional athletes
Paid sports players
Professional athletes are people who play sports as their occupation, earning money rather than competing purely for love of the game.
The distinction from amateur athletes matters in contexts like the Olympics, which historically barred professionals.
She dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, Professional athletes often have short career windows.
- eliteSuperior select group
- championsContest winners, top performers
- hall of fameInstitution honoring the best
- superstarsElite famous performers
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
game day · training · personal trainer · endorsements · stadium · fame · victory lap · contracts · signing bonus · MVP · draft · free agent · contract negotiations · roster · teammates · coach · jersey · locker room
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Nonprofessional participants
weekend warriors · hobbyists · beginners · novices · dabbler
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Habitual inactive TV viewers
average joes · ordinary people · armchair quarterbacks · spectators · fans
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Indoor professional employees
white-collar workers · desk jockeys · knowledge workers · clerks · bureaucrats
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