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   amateur

   /ˈamətə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis: "it takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider" Similar non-professionalnon-specialistlaymanlaypersondilettantedabblerpotterertriflerenthusiastdevoteefan… loverinformal:buffhamOpposite professional
   • 2. a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity: "that bunch of stumbling amateurs" Similar bunglerblundererincompetentbumblerinformal:bodgerOpposite expert

   adjective

   • 1. engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional: "amateur athletics" Similar non-professionalnon-specialistlaydilettante
   • 2. done in an incompetent or inept way: "it's all so amateur!" Similar incompetentineptuselessunskilfulinexpertclumsymaladroitgaucheblunderingbunglingbumblingamateurishbotchedcrudeinformal:bodged

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.

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   Synonyms for AMATEUR: inexperienced, avocational, nonprofessional, Sunday, naïve, backyard, amateurish, unskilled; Antonyms of AMATEUR: professional, expert, skilled, adept, ace, competent, capable, virtuoso.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to amateur. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of amateur. Amateurs are not allowed to play in most professional golf tournaments. An amateur shouldn't play poker for high stakes.

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   amateur. 1 (noun) in the sense of nonprofessional. Definition. a person who engages in a sport or other activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. He is an amateur who dances because he feels like it. Synonyms. nonprofessional. outsider. layperson. layman or woman. dilettante. non-specialist. dabbler. See examples for synonyms.

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   Synonyms for AMATEUR: amateurish, inexperienced, dilettantish, unpaid, inexpert, unskilled, nonprofessional, lay, avocational, crude, dabbling, recreational; Antonyms for AMATEUR: professional, veteran, expert.

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   Synonyms for AMATEURS: tinkerers, enthusiasts, hobbyists, potterers, dilettanti, laymen, nonprofessionals, fans; Antonyms of AMATEURS: professionals, experts, authorities, specialists, pros, craftsmen, hands, masters