"antiprofessional" meaning in English

See antiprofessional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiprofessional [comparative], most antiprofessional [superlative]
Etymology: anti- + professional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|professional}} anti- + professional Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiprofessional (comparative more antiprofessional, superlative most antiprofessional)
  1. Opposing professionals, or the treatment of something as a profession.
    Sense id: en-antiprofessional-en-adj-RD06fmHR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Noun

Forms: antiprofessionals [plural]
Etymology: anti- + professional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|professional}} anti- + professional Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiprofessional (plural antiprofessionals)
  1. One who opposes professionals, or the treatment of something as a profession.
    Sense id: en-antiprofessional-en-noun-t46ydh0f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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