I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ consummate , dedicated
▪
She's a consummate ~.
▪ certified ( esp. AmE ), educated , experienced , licensed ( esp. AmE ), qualified , seasoned , trained , well-educated
▪ competent , skilled
▪
highly educated and skilled ~s
▪ real , true
▪
This is the work of a real ~.
▪ leading , senior , top
▪
a top golf ~
▪ independent
▪
The survey should be performed by an independent ~.
▪ fellow
▪
an actor revered by his fellow ~s
▪ industry
▪
workshops led by industry ~s from around the US
▪ business , computer , design , education ( esp. AmE ), financial , health , health-care , information-technology , legal , marketing , media , medical , nursing , security , tax , teaching
▪ golf , tennis , etc.
▪ busy
▪
a manageable read for busy ~s
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NOTE: Professionals
▪ be … , practise/practice as …
▪
He is able to practise/practice as a therapist.
▪ act as …
▪
She is acting as architect on this project.
▪ have …
▪
The group does not have an internal auditor.
▪ need …
▪
We need an engineer to design something better.
▪ find …
▪
It pays to find a good accountant.
▪ appoint … , appoint sb (as) … , employ … ( esp. AmE ), engage … ( esp. BrE ), get … , instruct …
▪
Appoint a lawyer to act on your behalf.
▪ consult … , consult with … ( AmE ), get/take advice from … , go to … , see … , speak to … , talk to …
▪
I demand to speak to my lawyer!
▪ … acts for sb , … defends sb , … represents sb (used of lawyers)
▪
an in-house lawyer acting for a major company
▪ … advises
▪
His accountant has advised him to close down his business.
II.
adj.
1 connected with a job
VERBS
▪ be
▪ keep sth
▪
We keep everything ~ at work.
▪ remain
▪
He tried very hard to remain ~.
ADVERB
▪ purely , strictly
▪
He insisted that his relationship with the duchess was purely ~.
2 extremely skilled
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem , sound
▪
Their designs look very ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ highly , truly
▪
He dealt with the problem in a highly ~ way.
▪ thoroughly , totally
▪ increasingly
▪ almost
3 done as a paid job, not a hobby
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become , go , turn
ADVERB
▪ fully
▪
He wants to turn fully ~.
Professional is used with these nouns: ↑ accountability , ↑ accountant , ↑ actor, actress , ↑ advice , ↑ adviser , ↑ archaeologist , ↑ army , ↑ artist , ↑ aspiration , ↑ assassin , ↑ assistance , ↑ association , ↑ athlete , ↑ athletics , ↑ autonomy , ↑ background , ↑ ball , ↑ baseball , ↑ basketball , ↑ biologist , ↑ body , ↑ bowling , ↑ boxing , ↑ burglar , ↑ capacity , ↑ career , ↑ circuit , ↑ class , ↑ cleaner , ↑ coach , ↑ code , ↑ colleague , ↑ commitment , ↑ competence , ↑ conduct , ↑ connection , ↑ cook , ↑ counselling , ↑ counsellor , ↑ courtesy , ↑ credentials , ↑ credibility , ↑ cricket , ↑ criminal , ↑ culture , ↑ dancer , ↑ degree , ↑ designer , ↑ detachment , ↑ development , ↑ diploma , ↑ diplomat , ↑ discipline , ↑ discretion , ↑ distance , ↑ distinction , ↑ duty , ↑ economist , ↑ education , ↑ elite , ↑ environment , ↑ ethics , ↑ etiquette , ↑ exam , ↑ excellence , ↑ experience , ↑ expert , ↑ expertise , ↑ fee , ↑ fight , ↑ finish , ↑ football , ↑ footballer , ↑ fulfilment , ↑ gambler , ↑ golf , ↑ golfer , ↑ guidance , ↑ guide , ↑ help , ↑ historian , ↑ hockey , ↑ identity , ↑ incompetence , ↑ independence , ↑ institute , ↑ instruction , ↑ integrity , ↑ interest , ↑ jealousy , ↑ job , ↑ journal , ↑ journalism , ↑ journalist , ↑ judgement , ↑ killer , ↑ kitchen , ↑ knowledge , ↑ league , ↑ librarian , ↑ life , ↑ link , ↑ literature , ↑ look , ↑ man , ↑ manager , ↑ manner , ↑ meeting , ↑ military , ↑ misconduct , ↑ musician , ↑ name , ↑ negligence , ↑ negotiator , ↑ obligation , ↑ obscurity , ↑ occupation , ↑ opinion , ↑ orchestra , ↑ organization , ↑ outfit , ↑ painter , ↑ partnership , ↑ peer , ↑ people , ↑ performance , ↑ performer , ↑ personnel , ↑ philosopher , ↑ photographer , ↑ photography , ↑ pilot , ↑ player , ↑ politician , ↑ practice , ↑ pride , ↑ production , ↑ psychologist , ↑ psychology , ↑ qualification , ↑ rank , ↑ reason , ↑ recognition , ↑ recording , ↑ referee , ↑ register , ↑ regulation , ↑ relationship , ↑ reputation , ↑ responsibility , ↑ rivalry , ↑ rugby , ↑ salon , ↑ scientist , ↑ service , ↑ singer , ↑ skill , ↑ snooker , ↑ soccer , ↑ society , ↑ soldier , ↑ specialist , ↑ specialization , ↑ sport , ↑ sportsman, sportswoman , ↑ staff , ↑ standard , ↑ standing , ↑ status , ↑ success , ↑ tennis , ↑ theatre , ↑ thief , ↑ touch , ↑ tournament , ↑ trader , ↑ trainer , ↑ training , ↑ translator , ↑ trustee , ↑ woman , ↑ work , ↑ worker , ↑ workshop , ↑ writer , ↑ writing