nonprofessional
[ non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]
/ ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /
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.
Origin of nonprofessional
First recorded in 1795–1805;
non- +
professional
OTHER WORDS FROM nonprofessional
non·pro·fes·sion·al·ism, nounWords nearby nonprofessional
nonpractising,
nonprescription,
nonprint,
nonpro,
nonproductive,
nonprofessional,
nonproficiency,
nonprofit,
nonproliferation,
nonproliferation treaty,
nonproprietary name
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 FitchFor 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
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