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The meaning of AMATEUR is one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession. How to use amateur in a sentence. Should amateur only be used literally? Synonym Discussion of Amateur.
An amateur is a person who does something for enjoyment, not money, like an amateur who paints as a hobby but earns a living another way. The adjective amateur often describes a pastime, like an amateur sports league that people join to get exercise and socialize together.
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.
Synonyms for AMATEUR: inexperienced, avocational, nonprofessional, Sunday, naïve, backyard, amateurish, unskilled; Antonyms of AMATEUR: professional, expert, skilled, adept, ace, competent, capable, virtuoso.
1. a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain. 2. (General Sporting Terms) an athlete or sportsman. 3. a person unskilled in or having only a superficial knowledge of a subject or activity. 4. a person who is fond of or admires something.
relating to an activity, especially a sport, where the people taking part do not receive money: amateur athletics. Fewer examples. The firm produces kits for amateur car constructors. an amateur photographer. an amateur dramatic society. amateur theatricals. He's in charge of wardrobe at the local amateur theater.
amateur noun [C] (HOBBY) someone who does something as a hobby and not as their job. amateur noun [C] (NO SKILL) someone who is not good at what they do: I won't be giving them any more work - they're a bunch of amateurs. (Definition of amateur from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of amateur.
