amateur
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.: Compare professional.
an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema.
characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
Origin of amateur
1Other words for amateur
Other words from amateur
- pro·am·a·teur, adjective
Words that may be confused with amateur
- amateur , armature
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British Dictionary definitions for amateur
/ (ˈæmətə, -tʃə, -ˌtjʊə, ˌæməˈtɜː) /
a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain
an athlete or sportsman
a person unskilled in or having only a superficial knowledge of a subject or activity
a person who is fond of or admires something
(modifier) consisting of or for amateurs: an amateur event
amateurish; not professional or expert: an amateur approach
Origin of amateur
1Derived forms of amateur
- amateurism, noun
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