as in amateurs
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 nonprofessionals
But there are two categories of nonprofessionals whose place in the history of the art strikes me as particularly exalted.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The nonprofessionals in the film certainly believe so.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Each would-be Manson Family member made their introduction, giving their background or, for the nonprofessionals, something about themselves.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
These nonprofessionals have become key to the emotional realism that Guiela Nguyen seeks.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The nonprofessionals in the film certainly believe so.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Each would-be Manson Family member made their introduction, giving their background or, for the nonprofessionals, something about themselves.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
These nonprofessionals have become key to the emotional realism that Guiela Nguyen seeks.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonprofessionals
Noun
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Neither amateurs nor studio photographers operated in exclusively Chinese ethnic spaces.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2026
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Given these circumstances, most of the music written for mandolin (eighty-five volumes were published in Paris between 1761 and 1783) was intended for amateurs, often women.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Rather than targeting end users, the company aims to empower developers, researchers, and tinkerers to create breakthrough humanoid applications without building full robots from scratch.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Nonprofessionals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprofessionals. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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