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Someone paid to do well what amateurs do badly for free and for joy.

means A person who does something as a paid occupation, ideally with competence and standards to match.

from From Latin professio, a public declarationoriginally the vows you professed when entering a religion or guild, swearing you actually knew the craft.

Original meaningA solemn religious vow, not a paycheck.
The big threeLaw, medicine, divinity were the first professions.
Quiet insultCalling work professional implies others are amateur hour.
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