nonprofessional

[ non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]

/ ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR nonprofessional ON THESAURUS.COM

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, noun

Words nearby nonprofessional

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

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	nonprofessional
释义	nonprofessional [ non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ] / ˌnɒn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nonprofessional ON THESAURUS.COM 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, noun Words nearby nonprofessional nonpractising, nonprescription, nonprint, nonpro, nonproductive, nonprofessional, nonproficiency, nonprofit, non-profit-making, nonproliferation, Nonproliferation Treaty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nonprofessional amateur, lay, dilettantish, dabbler, dilettante, laic, laity, layman, tyro, laywoman
随便看	hoare hoarfrost hoarhound hoarse hoarsen hoary hoary cress hoary-headed hoary marmot hoast hoatching hoatzin hoax hob hoban hobart hobbema hobbes hobbesian hobbes, thomas hobbism hobbit hobbits hobble hobblebush

nonprofessional

adjective

noun

Origin of nonprofessional

OTHER WORDS FROM nonprofessional

Words nearby nonprofessional

Example sentences from the Web for nonprofessional

British Dictionary definitions for nonprofessional

adjective

Words related to nonprofessional