pseudo-professional

pseu·do-pro·fes·sion·al

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Definitions of pseudo-professional word

adjective pseudo-professional following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder. 1
adjective pseudo-professional of, relating to, or connected with a profession: professional studies. 1
adjective pseudo-professional appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity. 1
adjective pseudo-professional engaged in one of the learned professions: A lawyer is a professional person. 1
adjective pseudo-professional following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer. 1
adjective pseudo-professional making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business: “A salesman,” he said, “is a professional optimist.”. 1

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; profession + -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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