Definition

1. Noun:
   • A professional; a pro: A person who is skilled, experienced, and often paid for their work in a specific trade, craft, sport, or field. It implies a high level of competence gained through practice.
   • An expert; a seasoned practitioner: Someone who is thoroughly proficient and knowledgeable in a particular occupation or activity, not just an amateur or beginner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy là một tay chơi guitar nhà nghề. (He is a professional guitar player.)
  • Đội bóng đó có toàn cầu thủ nhà nghề. (That team has all professional footballers.)
  • Cô ấy tư vấn như một luật sư nhà nghề. (She advises like a professional lawyer.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can function adjectivally in phrases to describe something characteristic of a professional.
  • Phong cách nhà nghề: a professional style/manner.

    • Anh ấy làm việc với phong cách nhà nghề. (He works with a professional style.)
• It can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation when referring to someone habitually engaged in a dubious activity.
  • Tên trộm nhà nghề: a professional thief.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyên nghiệp (adj): professional. This is a more formal and direct adjective.
  • Một công ty chuyên nghiệp. (A professional company.)
• Lão luyện (adj): seasoned, veteran, highly experienced (often through long practice).
  • Tay lái lão luyện. (A seasoned driver.)

Synonyms

• Professional: a person engaged in a specified activity as a paid occupation.
• Expert: a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
• Pro: informal term for a professional.
• Veteran: a person who has had long experience in a particular field.

Related Idioms

• Ra tay nhà nghề: to act/perform like a pro; to handle something with professional skill.
  • Chỉ một động tác, anh sửa máy ra tay nhà nghề. (With just one move, he fixed the machine like a pro.)

noun

1. player; professional
   • cầu thủ nhà nghề
     professional footballer