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amateur
('/&/m/@/,/tS//U/r )

noun (n)

  • someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • an athlete who does not play for pay(noun.person)
    Antonym:
    pro, professional
    source: wordnet30
  • A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • engaged in as a pastime(adj.all)
    Example:
    An amateur painter.
    Gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals.
    Synonym:
    recreational, unpaid
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking professional skill or expertise(adj.all)
    Example:
    A very amateurish job.
    Synonym:
    amateurish, inexpert, unskilled
    source: wordnet30
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