Hyphenation of professional

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word professional? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pro-fes-sion-al

Definitions of professional:

1.
A person engaged in one of the learned professions
2.
An athlete who plays for pay
3.
An authority qualified to teach apprentices
4.
Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
The professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications Began her professional career after the Olympics Professional theater Professional football A professional cook Professional actors and athletes
5.
Of or relating to or suitable as a profession
Professional organizations A professional field such as law
6.
Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Professional conduct Professional ethics A thoroughly professional performance
7.
Of or relating to a profession
We need professional advice Professional training Professional equipment for his new office
8.
Engaged in by members of a profession
Professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching

Synonyms of professional:

adj professional, nonrecreational, paid, professed
adjoccupational group, vocation
adj professional
adj occupation, business, job, line of work, line
adj white-collar
nounprofessional person, adult, grownup
noun pro, athlete, jock
noun master, authority

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