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nonprofessional

[ non-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
  2. Sports. not offering or engaged in for payment or a monetary prize; amateur:

    a nonprofessional league; a nonprofessional player.



noun

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

nonprofessional

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adjective

  1. not of, relating to, suitable for, or engaged in a profession
  2. not undertaken or performed for gain or by people who are paid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonprofessional1

First recorded in 1795–1805; non- + professional
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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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But before filming each scene, I’m considering the best way to shoot it and how to work with this mix of formal actors and nonprofessional actors to make them comfortable.

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