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
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.
The vocative case
A word in the vocative case
Something said to (or as though to) a particular person or thing; an entreaty, an invocation.
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"