professionalistn.
/prəˈfɛʃn̩əlɪst/, /prəˈfɛʃn̩l̩ɪst/, /prəˈfɛʃənl̩ɪst/, /prəˈfɛʃ(ə)nəlɪst/, U.S. /prəˈfɛʃ(ə)nələst/, /proʊˈfɛʃ(ə)nələst/ A person who follows an occupation as a profession; a professional, or an advocate of professionalism.
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society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > follower of occupation as profession
professor1563
professionalist1794
professionist1804
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature VI. cii. 385 How tiresome the technical discourse of the mere professionalist!
1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. vi. 90* Crockets, as called by Mr. Hawkins (in his ‘History of Gothic Architecture’), by professionalists termed ‘scroll-creepers’.
1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 363 There certainly are two sets of prejudices—those of professionalists, and those of anti-professionalists.
1856 J. Grote in Cambr. Ess. 90 Against those, then, whom we may call professionalists.
1956 M. Moore Let. 9 June in Sel. Lett. (1997) 528 He..said he hated professionalists, spoke of never having been offered money, except three times.
1994 Irish Times 29 Apr. 11 (advt.) Assistant Professionalist, Irish Language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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