profesional

Definitions of profesional
  1. noun
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    synonyms: maestro
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    type of:
    autoridad
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
  2. noun
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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    John Dewey
    United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
    Hipócrates
    medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
    Abraham Lincoln
    16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
    Sigmund Freud
    Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
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    arribista, trepa
    a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
    crítico
    a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
    educador, pedagogo
    someone who educates young people
    profesional sanitario, sanitario
    a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
    abogado, jurista, letrado, picapleitos, procurador, togado
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    bibliotecario
    a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
    practicante, práctico
    someone who practices a learned profession
    editor
    a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
    yuppie
    a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
    académico
    an educator who works at a college or university
    ensalmador
    someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
    clínico
    a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
    abogado defensor
    the lawyer representing the defendant
    crítico teatral
    a critic of theatrical performances
    homeópata
    a practitioner of homeopathy
    lector
    a public lecturer at certain universities
    practicante
    a person trained to assist medical professionals
    profesional de la medicina
    someone who practices medicine
    crítico musical
    a critic of musical performances
    enfermera, enfermero
    one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
    apotecario, boticario, farmacéutico
    a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    director
    the educator who has executive authority for a school
    fiscal
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    abogado de oficio, abogado de pobres
    a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
    instructor, monitor, profesor
    a person whose occupation is teaching
    type of:
    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  3. noun
    an athlete who plays for pay
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    antonyms:
    aficionado
    an athlete who does not play for pay
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    semiprofesional
    an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
    type of:
    atleta
    a person trained to compete in sports
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