nonagricultural

adjective

non·​ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​al ˌnän-ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rəl 

: not agricultural: such as

a

: not of, relating to, or used in farming and agriculture

nonagricultural products/land

b

: not engaged in or concerned with farming or agriculture

nonagricultural workers

Examples of nonagricultural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The act set the cap for H-2B visas, the main visa for low-skilled nonagricultural workers, at 66,000 per year. —Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025

Retailers and importers of nonagricultural goods had sped up shipments in anticipation of the strike, and some ships were diverted to West Coast ports where workers are not among those striking. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024

The state routinely leads the nation in demand for H-2B visas, the nonagricultural arm of the visa program, that allows employers to hire temporary workers for work such as construction, landscaping and hospitality. —Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 9 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonagricultural

• sociocultural
• agricultural
• countercultural
• horticultural
• intercultural
• multicultural
• silvicultural
• viticultural
• bicultural
• subcultural
• transcultural
• cultural