critic vs professional

professional vs critic

critic and professional both are nouns.

critic is not an adjective while professional is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
critic	Yes	No	No	No
professional	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, professional is a hypernym of critic; that is, professional is a word with a broader meaning than critic:

critic: a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
professional: a person engaged in one of the learned professions

Other hypernyms of critic include professional person.

critic (noun)	professional (noun)
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art	a person engaged in one of the learned professions
anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something	an authority qualified to teach apprentices
someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments	an athlete who plays for pay

critic (adjective)	professional (adjective)
	engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
	characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
	of or relating to a profession
	of or relating to or suitable as a profession
	engaged in by members of a profession

Difference between critic and professional

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