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noun

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
Adjective
Space tourism as a niche market Space tourism has its origins in 1986 with the launch of the Mir space station, which later became the first orbital platform to host nonprofessional astronauts. Betsy Pudliner, The Conversation, 19 May 2025 An author inevitably faces the threat of proportional imbalance: a glut of one (the tantalizing range of delicacies eaten) and want of the other (the nonprofessional life lived). Charlotte Druckman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
Useful Templates Templates ease the video creation process for nonprofessionals. PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025 His predilection for casting abnormal nonprofessionals alongside professional actors gives real-life complexity to his tale. Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonprofessional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonprofessional
Adjective
  • The anime film follows an amateur sleuth with a penchant for the paranormal, who travels to the deep south to solve a string of murders that have awakened a vengeful Boo Hag spirit seeking justice.
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The whole thing is truly amateur.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • By the way, Valera wasn’t the only inexperienced Guardian to make a pivotal play.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Fleck said that type of at-the-line adjustment is atypical for such an inexperienced player; Lindsey was making only his fourth collegiate start.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The tinkerer was a socialite and widow named Josephine Cochrane.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Nonprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprofessional. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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