professional vs publisher

publisher vs professional

professional and publisher both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but publisher is not an adjective.

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

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

professional: a person engaged in one of the learned professions
publisher: a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music

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

professional (noun)	publisher (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions	a firm in the publishing business
an authority qualified to teach apprentices	a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
an athlete who plays for pay	the proprietor of a newspaper

professional (adjective)	publisher (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 publisher

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