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Amateur

//ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Non-professional.
  2. 2
    Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.

    "amateur sports"

  3. 3
    Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

    "Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship."

Adjective
  1. 1
    engaged in as a pastime wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking professional skill or expertise wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A lover of something. archaic

    "he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines."

  2. 2
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime wordnet
  3. 3
    A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.

    "The contest is only open to amateurs."

  4. 4
    an athlete who does not play for pay wordnet
  5. 5
    Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

    "The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).

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