nonprofessional
American Heritage Dictionary:
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non·pro·fes·sion·al
(nŏn'prə-fĕsh'ə-nəl) 
n.
One who is not a professional.
nonprofessional non'pro·fes'sion·al adj.
nonprofessionally non'pro·fes'sion·al·ly adv.
n.
One who is not a professional.
nonprofessional non'pro·fes'sion·al adj.
nonprofessionally non'pro·fes'sion·al·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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nonprofessional
noun
- One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, dilettante, smatterer, uninitiate. See ability/inability.
adjective
- Lacking the required professional skill: amateurish, dilettante, dilettantish, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful. See ability/inability.
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