professional

Definitions

Relating to or connected with a profession or job.

Engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.

Exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and businesslike manner in the workplace.

Examples

She maintained a professional demeanor throughout the entire meeting.

It is important to seek professional advice before making a major financial decision.

Synonyms

expert competent skilled businesslike proficient qualified adept

Antonyms

amateur unprofessional inexperienced incompetent unskilled layman bungling