Amateur

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English

Etymology

From French amateur, from Latin amātōrem (“‘lover’”), from amāre (“‘to love’”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈamətjʊə/, /ˈamətə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæm.ə.tʊəɹ/, /ˈæmətʃɚ/

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Noun

Singular Amateur

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Amateur ({{{1}}})

1. (obsolete) A lover of something.
2. 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.

   She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.

3. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

   The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

Synonyms

• dilettante
• bungler

Translations

person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally

Croatian: amater hr(hr) m. Czech: amatér cs(cs) m. Danish: amatør da(da) c. Finnish: amatööri fi(fi), harrastaja fi(fi), harrastelija fi(fi)

German: Amateur m., Amateurin f. Hungarian: amatőr hu(hu) Norwegian: Amatør Swedish: amatör sv(sv)

someone who is inept

Croatian: amater hr(hr) m. Czech: amatér cs(cs) m. Danish: amatør da(da) c.

Finnish: amatööri fi(fi) German: Amateur m., Amateurin f. Hungarian: amatőr hu(hu)

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Chinese: Simplified: 爱好者 Traditional: 愛好者 Pinyin: aihaozhe Dutch: niet-professioneel Esperanto: amatoro French: amateur m., amateuse f. Greek: ερασιτέχνης Roman: epasitéchnēs Hebrew: חובבן (khovevan) m., חובבנית (khovevanyt) f.

Italian: dilettante, non professionista Japanese: アマチュア (amachua); しろうと (shirōto) Korean: Hangul: 아마추어, 비직업 Romaja: amachueo, bijigeob Latin: (Modern Latin) non professionalis, diletans; (Classical Latin) idiota Portuguese: amador m., amadora f. Russian: Cyrillic: дилетант Roman: diletant Spanish: aficionado m., aficionada f. Swedish: icke-professionell

Adjective

Amateur (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Amateur

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Non-professional.
2. Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.

   amateur sports

3. Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

   Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.

Translations

Non-professional

Chinese: trad. 業餘的, simpl. 业余的 (yèyúde) Esperanto: amatora eo(eo)

Finnish: epäammattimainen

Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent

Chinese: trad. 非專業的, simpl. 非专业的 (fēizhuānyède) Finnish: amatöörimäinen fi(fi)

German: amateurhaft de(de)

Derived terms

• amateur hour
• amateur night

External links

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French

Etymology

From Latin amator (“‘lover’”), from amō (“‘to love’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.ma.tøʁ/ X-SAMPA: /a.ma.t2R/

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Noun

Amateur m. (plural Amateurs)

1. amateur
2. a lover of something

Adjective

amateur (f amateur, amateure or amatrice; m plural amateurs; f plural amateurs, amateures or amatrices)

1. amateur

Anagrams

• aaemrtu,
• marteau

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

amateur m. inv.

1. amateur (non-professional)

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