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am·a·teur [ ámmÉ™ tùr, ámmÉ™tÉ™r, ámmÉ™ chr ]


noun  (plural am·a·teurs)
Definition:
 
1. somebody doing something for pleasure: somebody who does something for pleasure rather than payment
a competition open only to amateurs

2. unskilled person: somebody with limited skill in, or knowledge of, an activity
Whoever fixed your car must have been an amateur.

3. somebody who loves something: somebody who loves or is greatly interested in something ( literary )
She is an amateur of classical sculpture.



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. being amateur: engaging in something as an amateur
a talented amateur golfer

2. by amateurs: for, by, or consisting of amateurs

3. not done with skill: done in an unskillful or unprofessional way

[Late 18th century. Via French< Latin amator "lover" < amare "to love"]

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