pseudoprofession

noun

A job that is not considered a true profession, but has many characteristics of a profession

OriginEnglish profession ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpseudoprofession (plural pseudoprofessions)

plural pseudoprofessions

  1. A job that is not considered a true profession, but has many characteristics of a profession

    Patrick: But it's a pseudoprofession, anyway.

    1988 January 22, Elizabeth Blanchard, “Three Teachers Talking”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishprofession
  6. Englishpseudoprofession

From pseudo- + profession.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

pseudoprofession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoprofession

MLA

“pseudoprofession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoprofession. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoprofession,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoprofession.

Source: pseudoprofession on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.