amateur

am·a·teur

A0239800 (ăm′ə-tûr′, -tər, -cho͝or′, -chər, -tyo͝or′)n.1. One who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.2. Sports An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.3. One lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art.adj.1. Of or performed by an amateur.2. Made up of amateurs: an amateur cast.3. Not professional; unskillful.

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[French, from Latin amātor, lover, from amāre, to love.]

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am′a·teur·ism n.

amateur

(ˈæmətə; -tʃə; -ˌtjʊə; ˌæməˈtɜː) n1. a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain2. (General Sporting Terms) an athlete or sportsman3. a person unskilled in or having only a superficial knowledge of a subject or activity4. a person who is fond of or admires something5. (modifier) consisting of or for amateurs: an amateur event. adjamateurish; not professional or expert: an amateur approach. [C18: from French, from Latin amātor lover, from amāre to love] ˈamateurism n

am•a•teur

(ˈæm əˌtʃʊər, -tʃər, -tər, ˌæm əˈtɜr)

n. 1. a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit. Compare professional (def. 11). 2. an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize. 3. a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Detective work is not for amateurs. 4. a lover or devotee of an art, science, etc. adj. 5. pertaining to, characteristic of, or engaged in by an amateur: amateur tennis. 6. composed of amateurs. 7. being an amateur: an amateur painter. [1775–85; < French, Middle French < Latin amātor lover =amā(re) to love + -tor -tor] am′a•teur•ism, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	amateur - someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastimeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"birder, bird watcher - a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitatsdabbler, dilettante, sciolist - an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledgehobbyist - a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
	2.	amateur - an athlete who does not play for payathlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sportsoutdoor man, sporting man - someone who enjoys outdoor activitiespro, professional - an athlete who plays for pay
Adj.	1.	amateur - engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"recreational, unpaidnonprofessional - not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors"
	2.	amateur - lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"amateurish, inexpert, unskilledunprofessional - not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it"; "was censured for unprofessional conduct"; "unprofessional repairs"

amateur

noun1. nonprofessional, outsider, layman, dilettante, layperson, non-specialist, dabbler He is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.adjective1. nonprofessional, lay, dilettante an amateur dramatics society2. incompetent, unable, cowboy (informal), useless, incapable, insufficient, floundering, bungling, unfit, unfitted, inept, ineffectual, incapacitated, inexpert, skill-less, unskilful They gave a performance which easily capped our amateur efforts.

amateur

nounOne lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit:dabbler, dilettante, nonprofessional, smatterer, uninitiate.

Translations

业余爱好者业余的业余活动者

amateur

(ˈӕmətə) , ((American) -tʃər) noun1. a person who takes part in a sport etc without being paid for it. The tennis tournament was open only to amateurs. 業餘參與者 业余活动者2. someone who does something for the love of it and not for money. For an amateur, he was quite a good photographer. 業餘愛好者 业余爱好者 adjectivean amateur golfer; amateur photography. 業餘的 业余的ˌamaˈteurish (-ˈtəː-) adjective not very skilful. an amateurish drawing. 半調子的 不够熟练的

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