Jim Leff, a professional eater and the founder of chowhound.com, agreed.

It seems relevant in the case of a professional eater.

But can a reality show about a professional hot-dog eater and his model-quality wife be far off?

Some aspire to greatness: "By the age of 8, he was a professional eater."

He is working on a memoir for Penguin Press about his unusual path to life as a professional eater.

Many professional competitive eaters undergo rigorous personal training in order to increase their stomach capacity and eating speed with various foods.

A professional eater whose vocation is organ meat had better make sure his life insurance is paid up.

The obvious reason is that nearly eight years in the culinary wonderland of New York had transformed me into a professional eater.

This year brought with it some controversy when Super Squibb was accused of being a professional eater.

He proceeds to dedicate himself to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a professional competitive eater.