professional vs worker

worker vs professional

professional and worker both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but worker is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of professional; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than professional:

professional: a person engaged in one of the learned professions
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of professional include actor, doer.

professional (noun)	worker (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
an authority qualified to teach apprentices	a person who works at a specific occupation
an athlete who plays for pay	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done

professional (adjective)	worker (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 worker

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