professional

«professional» in Mova's school dictionary: Doing a job or sport for money, as your work, not just… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (professional, more professional, most professional); noun (a professional, professionals)

meaning for a pupil

1) Doing a job or sport for money, as your work, not just for fun: "a professional footballer". tree →

2) Doing a job that needs special training, like a doctor, teacher or lawyer. tree →

3) Done very well and carefully, as an expert would do it. tree →

4) As a noun, a person who does a job as their work or with great skill. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, professionals such as doctors, nurses, firefighters and plumbers help us; in safety lessons you learn to get help from a professional. In sport, professional players are paid, while amateurs play for fun. Phrases: a professional player, turn professional, professional help, look professional.

examples

• My cousin wants to be a professional basketball player. tree →
• A doctor is a professional who has trained for many years. tree →
• The poster looks very professional. tree →
• If a gas pipe leaks, call a professional. tree →
• She turned professional when she was eighteen. tree →
• The teacher is a true professional. tree →
• Professional footballers train every day. tree →
• It is for professional students of folk-lore to study the original documents for themselves. tree →

note

Spelling: one "f" and two "s": professional. The opposite of a paid player is "amateur". The noun is "profession" (a job that needs training). In safety: do not try to fix electricity or gas yourself; that is a job for a professional. "Pro" is a short, informal word for professional.

In the corpora

• Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.
• Professional authors usually rewrite their work many times before it is published.
• A professional's move is tried slowly and safely, with a coach, because it may be dangerous.
• Professional magicians plan audience help carefully and safely, and you can say no if you don't want to.
• Professional bull riders need to stay on for eight seconds; nobody rides a bucking bull for ten minutes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «professional» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.