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nonprofessional

[ non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]
/ ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /
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adjective

not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
Sports. not offering or engaged in for payment or a monetary prize; amateur: a nonprofessional league; a nonprofessional player.

noun

a person who is not a professional.
an amateur athlete.

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Origin of nonprofessional

First recorded in 1795–1805; non- + professional

OTHER WORDS FROM nonprofessional

non·pro·fes·sion·al·ism, noun

Words nearby nonprofessional

nonpractising, nonprescription, nonprint, nonpro, nonproductive, nonprofessional, nonproficiency, nonprofit, non-profit-making, nonproliferation, Nonproliferation Treaty
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Words related to nonprofessional

amateur, lay, dilettantish, dabbler, dilettante, laic, laity, layman, tyro, laywoman

Example sentences from the Web for nonprofessional

  • It is more vividly brought home to us from the nonprofessional, the disinterested and involuntary testimony of secular writing.

    Preaching and Paganism|Albert Parker Fitch

  • For the ulceration it is useless to prescribe, because it can neither be diagnosed nor topically treated by the nonprofessional.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

  • Another and oftentimes fatal mistake made by the nonprofessional is the indiscriminate and reckless use of aconite.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

  • There was nothing more he could do at the moment—the autosurgeon's decisions were safer than any nonprofessional's guesswork.

    The Winds of Time|James H. Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for nonprofessional

nonprofessional
/ (ˌnɒnprəˈfɛʃənəl) /

adjective

not of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in a profession
not undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid
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