professional vs careerist

careerist vs professional

professional and careerist both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but careerist is not an adjective.

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

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

professional: a person engaged in one of the learned professions
careerist: a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity

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

professional (noun)	careerist (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions	a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
an athlete who plays for pay

professional (adjective)	careerist (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 careerist

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