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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William rode alongside top professional players and keen amateurs at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Surely, the inventors of the game had won 10-0—not lost to a bunch of relative amateurs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"These are professionals, and when they get people on the phone, they are dealing with amateurs," said Philadelphia attorney Gary Schildhorn, who faced a similar attack in 2020.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The so-called secondary draft, which was discontinued six years later, was specifically targeted toward winter high school graduates, junior college players, college dropouts and amateurs who had been previously drafted but did not sign.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Now even amateurs are finding supernovae with charge-coupled devices.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
