Engaged in, done, or performed by an amateur or amateurs. Also: suitable for or used by amateurs.
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > [adjective] (8) amateur1789 Engaged in, done, or performed by an amateur or amateurs. Also: suitable for or used by amateurs. pro-amateur1886 = pro-am, adj. sand lot1890 Used attributively (now usually as one word) with reference to sports and games of the kind played by amateurs in a sand lot. pro-am1937 Designating or relating to an event, esp. a golfing tournament, in which professionals and amateurs play together. non-contact1942 spec. Designating sport, or an individual sport, in which no physical contact between opponents is allowed. Frequently in non-contact sport(s). pro-celebrity1952 Designating or relating to a (sporting) event in which professionals and celebrities participate together. Cf. pro-amateur, adj. pro-celeb1953 = pro-celebrity, adj. reserve2001 Sport. That is a reserve (sense A. 12). Also: (of a team, game, etc.) consisting of or played by reserves. |
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