profession
noun [ C ]
uk/prəˈfeʃən/ usa job that needs a high level of education or special training:
What is it like to work in a profession where more than 97% of your colleagues are men?
the accountancy/teaching/engineering profession
the legal/medical/actuarial profession
sb is sth by profession He's an architect by profession.
She is a leading commercial lawyer who is highly respected within the profession.
enter/go into/leave a profession We won't get people to enter a profession that doesn't reward effectiveness.
the people who do a particular type of work, considered as a group:
There's a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued.
the professions
jobs that need special training and skill, such as being a doctor or lawyer, rather than jobs in business or industry:
The struggle for equality in the military is not over yet, but women are making significant gains in this area, as they are in business, politics, and the professions.
enter/go into the professions It was an environment where science was a dirty word and his fellow pupils were encouraged to go into the professions.