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as in amateur
being such only for recreation
racing stunts that nonprofessional drivers should not attempt to duplicate
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as in inexperienced
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
didn't like the nonprofessional photos the modeling agency did for her
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as in tinkerer
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
one need not be a legal professional to join the bar association; it is open to professionals and nonprofessionals alike
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Recent Examples of nonprofessional
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, Friedman is celebrating 30 years as the music director of the Symphony of Oak Park River Forest, a nonprofessional orchestra in the western suburbs.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
His predilection for casting abnormal nonprofessionals alongside professional actors gives real-life complexity to his tale.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
So far, the reviews of nonprofessional watchers are mixed but tend to be far kinder.
—Noun
The first option is the easiest for nonprofessionals.
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Webster learned that the FBI, media organizations, and amateur internet sleuths were using facial-recognition software to identify those who’d stormed the Capitol.—
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But to unmask the killer in a mansion filled with ticking clocks and suspects, amateur detective Eileen must first get round discouragement from Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman as superintendent Battle.—
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Jokic didn’t overtake Jamal Murray as Denver’s leading scorer until their seventh game of the season, after a 33-point performance Wednesday against a Miami Heat frontcourt that was woefully undersized and inexperienced the instant Bam Adebayo exited with a foot injury.—
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Henderson has struggled in that role as a rookie, and Jennings is inexperienced at the pro level.—
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Blanc, who lived in Des Moines, Iowa, wasn’t the first tinkerer to try unclogging drains by running a cable through pipes.—
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Micron’s Crucial brand sold memory on sticks that tinkerers could use to build their own PCs or upgrade their laptops.—
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“Nonprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprofessional. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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