professionals

noun

Form of professional , plural of professional.

Simple meaning

Someone who earns their living from a specified activity.

Pronunciation

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pruhfehshuhnuhlz

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IPA pronunciation (US)

pɹəˈfɛʃənəlz

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Definition

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noun

plural of professional
A person who belongs to a profession.
plural of professional
A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
plural of professional
An expert.
plural of professional
One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology.

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who belongs to a profession.

Used this way, professionals is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Four

care professionals

Earns

young professionals

Other combinations

health professionalshealthcare professionalsprofessionals workingtrained professionals

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

professionaladjectiveBase word
Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

professionalismnounDerived noun · specialist
The expertness characteristic of a professional person.
professionallyadverbDerived adverb
In a professional manner.

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