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nonprofessional

Definitions of nonprofessional
  1. adjective
    not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain
    nonprofessional actors”
    synonyms:
    amateur, recreational, unpaid
    engaged in as a pastime
    lay
    not of or from a profession
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    antonyms:
    professional
    engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
    nonrecreational, paid
    involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
    professed
    professing to be qualified
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