jock vs professional

professional vs jock

jock and professional both are nouns.

jock is not an adjective while professional is an adjective.

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

As nouns, professional is a hyponym of jock; that is, professional is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jock:

jock: a person trained to compete in sports
professional: an athlete who plays for pay

Other hyponyms of jock include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, football player, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, gymnast, hockey player, ice-hockey player, hooker, hurdler, jumper, lacrosse player, letterman, Olympian, pentathlete, pro, runner, sharpshooter, shot putter, skater, skier, sledder, soccer player, sport, striker, reserve, second-stringer, substitute, swimmer, swinger, tennis player, pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulter, lifter, weightlifter, winger.

jock (noun)	professional (noun)
a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise	a person engaged in one of the learned professions
a person trained to compete in sports	an authority qualified to teach apprentices
	an athlete who plays for pay

jock (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

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