nonprofessional
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.
a person who is not a professional.
an amateur athlete.
Origin of nonprofessional
1Other words from nonprofessional
- non·pro·fes·sion·al·ism, noun
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How to use nonprofessional in a sentence
Today, Leonard is best known as a trail runner and the creator of Semi-Rad, where he publishes essays and illustrations about life as a nonprofessional athlete.
The underlying logic is that by the time you, a nonprofessional, learn about a promising new stock, institutional investors have already taken action.
The GameStop stock situation isn’t about populism. It’s about whether the market is ‘real.’ | Mikhail Klimentov | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe order also states that nonprofessional sports are “social gatherings,” limiting such gatherings to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
Today in D.C.: Headlines to start your Thursday in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Dana Hedgpeth, Teddy Amenabar | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostThe order also states that nonprofessional sports are “social gatherings,” limiting them to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
Maryland jurisdictions announce tougher coronavirus restrictions as region’s caseloads surge | Erin Cox, Rachel Chason, Julie Zauzmer, Patricia Sullivan | December 9, 2020 | Washington PostDirector Steven Soderbergh has a history of casting nonprofessional actors.
Flick Picks: Does ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ Exploit 9/11? | Ramin Setoodeh, Peter Travers | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is more vividly brought home to us from the nonprofessional, the disinterested and involuntary testimony of secular writing.
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker FitchAbout the races themselves there was something fascinatingly nonprofessional.
American Adventures | Julian StreetFor 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 AgricultureAnother 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 AgricultureThere 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
/ (ˌnɒnprəˈfɛʃənəl) /
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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