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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•a•teur•ism (am′ə chŏŏ riz′əm, -tyŏŏ-, -chə-, -tə-, am′ə tûr′iz əm),USA pronunciation n. - the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•a•teur /ˈæməˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ, -tɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for money.
- Sportan athlete who has not competed for payment or for a monetary prize (contrasted with professional).
- a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity.
adj. [usually: before a noun] - relating to, characteristic of, or engaged in by an amateur:amateur tennis.
- amateurish:amateur efforts at ballet dancing.
am•a•teur•ism, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•a•teur (am′ə chŏŏr′, -chər, -tər, am′ə tûr′),USA pronunciation n. - a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. Cf. professional.
- Sportan athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
- a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity:Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
- a person who admires something;
devotee;
fan:an amateur of the cinema.
adj. - characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur;
nonprofessional:an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
- Latin -tōr-, oblique stem of -tor); see -eur
- Latin amātor lover, equivalent. to amā- (stem of amāre to love) + -tor -tor, replaced by French -teur (
- French, Middle French
- 1775–85
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nonprofessional.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dilettante, tyro, novice.
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