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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
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the camera leaves the school grounds and begins to follow two sisters; they’re played by nonprofessional actors Rojina Esmaeili and Saba Vahedyousefi, and exhibit the exact combination of precociousness and lack of self-awareness that usually characterize these types of screen moppets.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Useful Templates Templates ease the video creation process for nonprofessionals.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Aside from the three main actors, the majority of the film features largely nonprofessional actors, cast from Alliata’s real friends and family from her childhood in Hawaii.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the camera leaves the school grounds and begins to follow two sisters; they’re played by nonprofessional actors Rojina Esmaeili and Saba Vahedyousefi, and exhibit the exact combination of precociousness and lack of self-awareness that usually characterize these types of screen moppets.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Our Editors' Choice winners in its class are Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple Final Cut Pro, both of which are easier for professionals and nonprofessionals alike to wrap their heads around.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Useful Templates Templates ease the video creation process for nonprofessionals.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonprofessional
amateur
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It’s gone through many changes since, but the core idea of bringing a dozen great amateur bakers together under a big white tent to show off their skills in pastries, breads, cakes, and other baked goods remains reassuringly constant.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Snider was selected in the first round of MLB’s amateur draft the following June, taken 14th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Nonprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprofessional. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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