by 1852 as a term in field engineering, verbal noun from profile (v.). The racial/ethnic stereotyping sense is attested from c. 1991, American English.
professorship
proffer
proficiency
proficient
profile
profiling
profit
profitability
profitable
profiteer
profitless
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