nonprofession

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ profession

Noun[edit]

nonprofession (plural nonprofessions)

  1. That which is not a profession.
    • 1984, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Protecting Medicare and Medicaid Patients from Sanctioned Health Practitioners, page 9:
      After all, the medical profession is a profession, it has its own standards, proficiency standards higher than nonprofessions, the medical profession should have a standard at least as high or higher than any other profession.