amateur

adjective

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

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[usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job
- an amateur photographer
[usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job
- amateur athletics
(also amateurish)
(usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill
- The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.

opposite professional

amateur

noun

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

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a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job
- The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
Extra Examples
- I was competing as an amateur.
- International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gifted
- talented
- top
- …
preposition
- as an amateur
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(usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well
- This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!
- The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bumbling
- complete
- rank
- …
… of amateurs
- bunch
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opposite professional

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.

单词	amateur
释义	amateur adjective /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ jump to other results [usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job an amateur photographer [usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job amateur athletics (also amateurish) (usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid. opposite professional amateur noun /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ jump to other results a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals. Extra Examples I was competing as an amateur. International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective gifted talented top … preposition as an amateur See full entry (usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well This work was done by a bunch of amateurs! The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bumbling complete rank … … of amateurs bunch See full entry opposite professional Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.
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