amateur
Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə.tə/
The English word “amateur” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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
- Non-professional.
- Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
- Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
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