professional vs caregiver

caregiver vs professional

professional and caregiver both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but caregiver is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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

professional (noun)	caregiver (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions	a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
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)	caregiver (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 caregiver

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