amateur
Noun · AdjectiveUS[am-uh-tur]/ˈæməˌtɝ/3 syllablesalso [am-uh-chur] /ˈæməˌtʃɝ/
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)amateurs
- someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastimeType of actor, doerKinds bird watcher, hobbyist, dabbler
- an athlete who does not play for payOpposite proType of athlete, jockKinds sporting man, sporting woman
Adjective (2)
- 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”Synonyms: recreationalunpaidOpposite professionalSimilar nonprofessional
- lacking professional skill or expertise“a very amateurish job”“inexpert but conscientious efforts”“an unskilled painting”Synonyms: amateurishinexpertunskilledOpposite professionalSimilar unprofessional
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Translations
Noun non-professional enthusiast
- Spanish
- amateur
- French
- amateur
- German
- Amateur
- Italian
- dilettante
- Portuguese
- amador
- Turkish
- amatör
- Russian
- люби́тель ljubítelʹ
- Arabic
- هَاوٍ hāwin
- Chinese
- 业余爱好者 yèyú àihàozhě
- Japanese
- アマチュア amachua
18 more languages
- Dutch
- amateur
- Polish
- amator
- Swedish
- amatör
- Greek
- ερασιτέχνης erasitéchnis
- Korean
- 아마추어 amachueo
- Vietnamese
- tài tử
- Hungarian
- amatőr
- Portuguese (PT)
- amador
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 業餘者 yèyúzhě
- Catalan
- aficionat
- Czech
- amatér
- Danish
- amatør
- Esperanto
- amatoro
- Finnish
- harrastaja
- Georgian
- მოყვარული moq̇varuli
- Norwegian
- amatør
- Romanian
- amator
- Serbo-Croatian
- amater
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Am′a·teur′ (…), noun
Origin: 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54