professional
adjective
following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain.
professionals
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pluralof professional.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These hunters, a unit of up to a dozen trained professionals employing rifles and bound by state regulations, are expected to kill the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Please consult your tax and legal professionals regarding your specific situation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Though some literary professionals expressed fears of ghettoization, many welcome these new entities as necessary to fight bias, foster new writers and serve readers of Jewish and Israeli books across borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The conference involved 17 health and education professionals, according to McQuillan, with each asked to vote on whether Zac should be registered.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Those meetings introduced him to an even more promising pool of like-minded Christians, the New Canaan Group, a Friday morning prayer breakfast typically attended by more than a hundred investment bankers and other professionals.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
