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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
Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Star Will Poulter is also understated, spending much of the film listening as nonprofessional actors tell real stories about their experiences with substance abuse in Union County.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Competitors in two categories – Restaurant Division (local restaurants, bars and professional food businesses) and Amateur Division (nonprofessionals) must register by Jan. 17.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The new cap of $20,500 per year for students in nonprofessional graduate degree programs is far less than the total cost of attendance at major Colorado universities.
—Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Star Will Poulter is also understated, spending much of the film listening as nonprofessional actors tell real stories about their experiences with substance abuse in Union County.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
The nonprofessionals in the film certainly believe so.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Competitors in two categories – Restaurant Division (local restaurants, bars and professional food businesses) and Amateur Division (nonprofessionals) must register by Jan. 17.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonprofessional
Adjective
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Odom was divorced from Herbert Odom, a prominent Black South Side dentist and amateur boxer.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here, research has revealed, for example, how audience and journalistic frames interact and compete in liveblogs, where in a space of potential co-production, journalists still reframe amateur contributions by appending their own frames onto them.—
Daniel Jackson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the bright lights of a win-or-go-home playoff game proved too big of a moment for a young, inexperienced Hawks team.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The Mac mini has become a status symbol among AI tinkerers, and some analysts say the device’s growing popularity may preface a broader shift in how people use computers.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cronenworth has always been quite the worker and quite the tinkerer in the cage.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Nonprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprofessional. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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