WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

2.3 Profession
2.3.1 Professionals*
profession = career = vocation^ vocational^ avocation = hobby = by-line
• (vocation)- a regular occupation, especially one for which a person is
particularly suited or qualified; He decided, upon leaving Princeton, to adopt
medicine as his vocation, and began his studies in Philadelphia. — Great
Fortunes and How They Were Made;
• (vocational)- of or relating to a vocation or vocations; The period from
twelve to seventeen embraced vocational training. — My Disillusionment in
Russia;
• (avocation)- something a person does in addition to a principal occupation,
esp. for pleasure; hobby, ( , , );
The incongruity of Finucane's avocation, and his manners and appearance
amused his new friend Pen. — The History of Pendennis;
• (by-line)- an auxiliary activity; They've probably been publishing under
your by-line since we left. — Passage at Arms;
actuary > actuarial
• (actuary)- a statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums; He
was a statistician, studying to be an actuary in his insurance company. — Hot
Money;
• (actuarial)- a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc.,
according to probabilities based on statistical records, ( ,
); For too long, important actuarial analysis has not been
effectively shared across the organization or used to fuel daily business
decision-making;
tanner
• a person whose occupation it is to tan hides, (
); The tanner was a disgruntled man; he believed himself
entitled to be a Nineteener, but he couldn't get recognition. — The Man That
Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories;
barterer
• (stoic)-to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of
money, ( ); The barterer and the murderer; let others follow where