professional vs PCP

PCP vs professional

professional and PCP both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but PCP is not an adjective.

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

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

professional: a person engaged in one of the learned professions
PCP: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

Other hyponyms of professional include careerist, craftsman, critic, educator, pedagog, pedagogue, caregiver, health care provider, health professional, primary care provider, attorney, lawyer, bibliothec, librarian, practician, practitioner, publisher, yuppie.

professional (noun)	PCP (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions	a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
an authority qualified to teach apprentices	a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
an athlete who plays for pay

professional (adjective)	PCP (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 professional and PCP

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