professionnel

Definitions of professionnel
  1. noun
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
    synonyms: pro
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    artiste
    a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
    pédagogue, éducateur
    someone who educates young people
    personnel de soin, professionnel de la santé
    a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
    avocat, procureur
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    bibliothécaire
    a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
    praticien
    someone who practices a learned profession
    éditeur
    a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
    universitaire
    an educator who works at a college or university
    avocat, conseiller
    a lawyer who pleads cases in court
    avocat
    a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
    clinicien
    a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
    homéopathe
    a practitioner of homeopathy
    lecteur
    a public lecturer at certain universities
    médecin, praticien
    someone who practices medicine
    infirmier
    one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
    droguiste, pharmacien
    a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    directeur, directeur d'école, principal, proviseur
    the educator who has executive authority for a school
    plaignant
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    avocat commis, avocat d'office
    a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
    conseiller, solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
    instituteur, moniteur
    a person whose occupation is teaching
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    adulte, majeur
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    an athlete who plays for pay
    synonyms: pro
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    amateur
    an athlete who does not play for pay
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    athlète
    a person trained to compete in sports
  3. noun
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    synonyms: pro
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    autorité, connaisseur, expert
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
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