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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime;

2. an athlete who does not play for pay;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. engaged in as a pastime;
- Example: "an amateur painter"
- Example: "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"
- Example: "recreational golfers"
- Example: "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"
- Example: "unpaid extras in the documentary"
[syn: amateur, recreational, unpaid]

2. lacking professional skill or expertise;
- Example: "a very amateurish job"
- Example: "inexpert but conscientious efforts"
- Example: "an unskilled painting"
[syn: amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Amateur \Am`a*teur"\, n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to
   love.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

amateur
    adj 1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained
           valuable experience in amateur theatricals";
           "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both
           recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in
           the documentary" [syn: amateur, recreational,
           unpaid]
    2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish
       job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled
       painting" [syn: amateurish, amateur, inexpert,
       unskilled]
    n 1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
    2: an athlete who does not play for pay [ant: pro,
       professional]