amateur
noun
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
amateurs
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pluralof amateur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The exchanges include Kalshi, the prediction market whose bets on sports, elections and other events have exploded in popularity with both pros and amateurs alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Forward Exauce Luyindula was the division's top scorer for renowned amateurs AAS Sarcelles - where Riyad Mahrez played until he was 18 - and has since joined Ligue 2 Guingamp.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actors, seasoned veterans as well as young amateurs, go through their lines and movements one last time before the curtain rises at the Wole Soyinka Theatre at the University of Ibadan, in southwest Nigeria.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Those fool demons are using too much dynamite. They must have some amateurs on. Why, on the railroads we’d only have used half that charge to blast our way into a mountain.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
