subprofessional

American  

[suhb-pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / ˌsʌb prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /

adjective

1. being below professional standards.

   subprofessional healthcare.

2. paraprofessional.

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noun

1. a paraprofessional.

Other Word Forms

• subprofessionally adverb

Etymology

Origin of subprofessional

First recorded in 1940–45; sub- + professional

Example Sentences

Furthermore, many of the old blue-collar class are now more accurately called the subprofessional white-collar class, working in offices and not on assembly lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the course of twelve years, Virginia Tucker, the labs Head Computer, had ascended from a subprofessional employee to the most powerful woman at the lab.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly