professional debut
Career starting point
A professional debut is someone's first appearance or performance in a paid capacity within their field.
Athletes make their professional debut when they play their first game after being drafted or signed: She made her professional debut with the Seattle Storm.
Musicians, actors, and other performers use the term similarly for their first professional engagement, distinguishing it from amateur or student work.
- firstPosition number one
- first timeMaiden occurrence
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- rookie seasonAthlete's debut year
- premiereFirst public performance
opening night · launch · trial run · breakthrough · stage · career · major league · newcomer · fresh face · performance · opening · introduction · milestone · audition · spotlight · nervous · aspiring · talent
- debutsfirst show, first appearance, premiere, launch, unveiling
professional debutretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
final performance · swan song · last hurrah · final bow · sendoff
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