amateur

Plural: amateurs

Noun

• One engaging in an activity for pleasure, not profit.
• someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
• an athlete who does not play for pay
• A lover of something.
• A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
• Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

Adjective Satellite

• engaged in as a pastime
  • "an amateur painter"
  • "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"
• lacking professional skill or expertise
  • "a very amateurish job"

Adj

• Non-professional.
• Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
• Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

Examples

• amateur sports
• Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
• He played like an amateur, missing a clear bingo on his rack.
• The contest is only open to amateurs.
• The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

Synonyms

amateurish, inexpert, recreational, unpaid, unskilled, dabbler, dilettante, hobbyist, punk

Antonyms

professional

Related Words

amateuse, amatrice, layperson, newbie, nonexpert, nonspecialist

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