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nonprofessional

[non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
Sports.��not offering or engaged in for payment or a monetary prize; amateur.
a nonprofessional league; a nonprofessional player.

noun

a person who is not a professional.
an amateur athlete.

nonprofessional

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adjective

not of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in a profession
not undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid

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Other Word Forms

nonprofessionalism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonprofessional¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; non- + professional

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Burke believes that his own interest in these people, often played by nonprofessional actors in his work, can translate to audiences.

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He and three other nonprofessional astronauts will embark on a mission called Polaris Dawn, which may launch next month.

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As he did for his award-winning prison film, “Michael Inside,” Berry used nonprofessional actors with intimate experience of the system — here, Ireland’s International Protection Office, which processes asylum applications — he wanted to depict.

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To give the film authenticity, Çatak recruited nonprofessional actors to play students in the film but knew that their teacher, Carla, needed to avoid the narrative tropes of the “worn out” educator.

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Triet: I’m working with nonprofessional actors in some and also with known actors.

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nonproductive nonproficiency

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