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professional

Person who is paid to undertake a specialized set of tasks and to complete them for a fee

EntityQ702269

Also known as specialist · professional worker

Subclass of: worker

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A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations, such as the IEEE. Some definitions of "professional" limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of society.

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Opposite of: amateur
Female form of label: professionnelle
profesionāle
Profi
професионалка
profesional
прафэсіяналка
profesionálka
фахівчиня
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profesionalka
профессионалка
Has characteristic: professionalism
competency
Different from: professional criterion used: label or alias has more than one meaning in English
specialist criterion used: label or alias has more than one meaning in English
skilled worker criterion used: label or alias has more than one meaning in English
Male form of label: محترف
професионалац
professionnel
profesionál
профессионал
Partially coincident with: tradesperson
specialist
skilled worker
Said to be the same as: specialist

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