professional vs time-served

professional

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

  • Expert. 

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

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 

time-served

adj
  • Having completed an apprenticeship or period of training, thus acquiring skills. 

  • Having completed many years of service. 

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