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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
one who pursues an activity or is devoted to a study purely for intrinsic reward rather than monetary gain.
Her teacher thinks she's good enough to be a professional violinist, but she is happy being an amateur.- antonyms:
- professional
- similar words:
- buff, hobbyist
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| definition 2: |
an athlete who receives no monetary prize, salary, or other payment for competition.
Olympic athletes, in general, are no longer required to be amateurs.- antonyms:
- pro, professional
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| definition 3: |
one who is unskilled in a given area or activity.
Don't trust your electrical work to amateurs; call in someone who knows what he's doing.- antonyms:
- ace, expert, master, pro, professional
- similar words:
- beginner, dabbler, dilettante, greenhorn, layman, neophyte, novice, tyro
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to an amateur or amateurs; not professional.
He loves to be involved in amateur theater and has no desire to be a professional actor.Our town's amateur theater puts on ten plays a year.- synonyms:
- nonprofessional
- antonyms:
- expert, pro, professional
- similar words:
- dabbling, lay
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| definition 2: |
lacking or not demonstrating skill or competence.
It seemed like an amateur performance for a theater group supposedly made up of professionals.I apologize for that amateur rendition of a great song.- synonyms:
- amateurish, incompetent, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled
- antonyms:
- expert, professional
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Amateur is a French word that means "lover of."
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