professionista

Definitions of professionista
  1. noun
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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    Sigmund Freud
    Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
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    educatore, istitutore, pedagogo, precettore
    someone who educates young people
    procuratore
    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
    accademico, universitario
    an educator who works at a college or university
    avvocato, legale
    a lawyer who pleads cases in court
    divorzista
    a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
    omeopata
    a practitioner of homeopathy
    conferenziere
    a public lecturer at certain universities
    infermiere, nurse
    one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
    farmacista, speziale
    a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    pubblico ministero
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    didatta, docente, insegnante, istruttore, monitore, professore
    a person whose occupation is teaching
    type of:
    adulto, grande
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    an athlete who plays for pay
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    antonyms:
    amatore, filodrammatico
    an athlete who does not play for pay
    type of:
    atleta, sportivo
    a person trained to compete in sports
  3. noun
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    synonyms: maestro
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