professional

IPA: prʌfˈɛʃʌnʌɫ

A person who belongs to a profession.
A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
(euphemistic) A prostitute.
A reputation known by name.
An expert.
One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology.

Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.
(by extension) Expert.

Examples of "professional" in Sentences

The term professional is defined as engaging in a specified occupation for pay.
"I want to judge my players on their professional behaviour, their professional lives.
The term professional is used more generally to denote a white collar working person, or a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.
Also, the term professional distance sounds wrong to me, because I believe you have as much validity and professionalism for being in the E.D. as a paid social worker or other paid professional would.
It took 11 years for her to get another pro film credit though the term "professional" applies only loosely to 1993's straight-to-VHS "Cyborg 2", though she spent time honing her craft in her brother's film school projects and music videos.