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- [non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl]
- /ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl/
- /ˌnɑːn.prə.ˈfe.ʃə.nəl/
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- [non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl]
- /ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl/
Definitions of nonprofessional word
- adjective nonprofessional not a member of or trained in a specific profession. 1
- adjective nonprofessional Sports. not offering or engaged in for payment or a monetary prize; amateur: a nonprofessional league; a nonprofessional player. 1
- noun nonprofessional a person who is not a professional. 1
- noun nonprofessional an amateur athlete. 1
- noun nonprofessional Relating to or engaged in a paid occupation that does not require advanced education or training. 1
- adjective nonprofessional having amateur status 1
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Origin of nonprofessional
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; non- + professional
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Parts of speech for Nonprofessional
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonprofessional popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
nonprofessional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonprofessional
adjective nonprofessional
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- blue-collar — Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- dilettantish — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
noun nonprofessional
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- dabbler — to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- laic — Also, laical. lay; secular.
- laity — the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
Antonyms for nonprofessional
adjective nonprofessional
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
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