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What (who) is amateur - definition
PERSON ATTACHED TO A PARTICULAR PURSUIT, STUDY, OR SCIENCE IN A NON-PROFESSIONAL OR UNPAID MANNER
Amateurs; Amatuer; Amature; Amateurism; Gentleman amateur
amateur
n.
Dilettant, dilettante (pl. dilettanti), desultory cultivator.
Amateur
·noun 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.
amateur
['am?t?, -t??, -tj??, ?am?'t?:]
¦ noun
1. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
2. a person considered inept at a particular activity.
¦ adjective
1. non-professional.
2. inept or unskilful.
Derivatives
amateurism noun
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Ital. amatore, from L. amator 'lover', from amare 'to love'.
Wikipedia
Amateur
An amateur (from French 'one who loves') is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.
Examples of use of amateur
1. Open, the British Open, the U.S. amateur and the British amateur.
2. She won 17 tournaments in a row, including the British Amateur, US Amateur and All–American titles.
3. Olympic effort, a feature that sets American amateur sports apart from amateur athletic programs in much of the world.
4. Women‘s Amateur and swept the 1'37–3' Titleholders as an amateur for her first three major victories.
5. The winning amateur team will secure a place in the Doha Annual Celebrity Amateur Golf Tournament in Qatar early next year.