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List of meaning for amateur

person who engages in a particular activity without pursuing it professionally

amateur(noun)

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

amateur(adj)

an athlete who does not play for pay

amateur, recreational, unpaid(adj)

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"

amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled(adj)

lacking professional skill or expertise

"a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

being such only for recreation

an amateur cabinetmaker, he derives immense satisfaction from finely crafting his own furniture

lacking or showing a lack of expert skill

in every room there were amateur watercolors, apparently the work of the innkeeper's wife

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession

an amateur photographer who has won a number of photo contests

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science

a homemade doghouse that looked like it was built by an amateur who hadn't mastered basic carpentry

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