B1nounwork
US/prəˈfeʃ.ən/
UK/prəˈfeʃ.ən/
a type of job that needs special training and education, such as law or medicine
In context
She is a lawyer by profession, but she loves painting.
Teaching is a profession that needs a lot of patience.
The medical profession has warned about the dangers of vaping.
Words that go with profession
noun + preposition
- by professionHe is an engineer by profession.
adjective + noun
- the medical professionThe medical profession supports the new law.
- the legal professionWomen now make up half of the legal profession.
noun + noun
- teaching professionThe teaching profession needs better pay.
verb + noun
- enter a professionMany graduates enter a profession they never studied.
- choose a professionIt's hard to choose a profession at eighteen.