ham vs professional

ham

noun
  • An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. 

  • An amateur radio operator. 

  • A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. 

  • Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail. 

  • The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 

  • The back of the thigh. 

  • Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. 

verb
  • To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions. 

professional

noun
  • A person who belongs to a profession 

  • A reputation known by name 

  • A prostitute 

  • An expert 

  • One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology. 

  • A person who earns their living from a specified activity 

adj
  • Expert. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession. 

  • That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood. 

How often have the words ham and professional occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )