amateur in English dictionary

  • amateur

    Meanings and definitions of "amateur"

    • (now rare) A lover of something.
    • A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
    • Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
    • Non-professional.
    • Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
    • Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
    • adjective
      Non-professional.
    • adjective
      Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
    • adjective
      Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
    • noun
      (now rare)
      A lover of something.
    • noun
      A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
    • noun
      Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
    • Someone who pursues something as a hobby.
    • person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally
    • someone who is inept
    • Non-professional
    • Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
    • noun
      an athlete who does not play for pay
    • noun
      someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

    Synonyms of "amateur" in English dictionary

    mortal, person, unskilled are the top synonyms of "amateur" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "amateur" in English dictionary

    professional is the antonym of "amateur" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of amateur

    • amateur ( plural  amateurs)
    • amateur ( comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur)
    • amateur (comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur)
    • amateur (plural amateurs)
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