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

One tool employers currently use to fill seasonal or short-term nonagricultural positions is the H-2B visa, a temporary, non-immigrant program frequently utilized by the hospitality and tourism sectors when there are not enough American workers available. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

The bill seeks to create a new H-2C visa program to address labor shortages in nonagricultural, less-skilled, year-round jobs. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025

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

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