amateur
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
amateurs
plural
amateurs
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMATEUR
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1
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a person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job
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She played soccer as an amateur before turning professional.
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These photos were taken by both amateurs and professionals.
2
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a person who does something poorly
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a person who is not skillful at a job or other activity
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The people running that company are a bunch of amateurs.
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Only amateurs make this kind of mistake.
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He's a mere amateur when it comes to cooking. [=he doesn't know how to cook well]
— amateur
adjective, always used before a noun-
amateur photographers/athletes
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an amateur competition [=a contest for amateurs]
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They competed at the amateur level.
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a strong supporter of amateurism in sports
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the amateurism [=the lack of skill] of her writing style
