ALL meanings of amateur
am·a·teur
A a - countable noun amateur An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job. 3
- adjective amateur Amateur sports or activities are done by people as a hobby and not as a job. 3
- noun amateur a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain 3
- noun amateur an athlete or sportsman 3
- noun amateur a person unskilled in or having only a superficial knowledge of a subject or activity 3
- noun amateur a person who is fond of or admires something 3
- noun amateur consisting of or for amateurs 3
- adjective amateur amateurish; not professional or expert 3
- noun amateur a person who engages in some art, science, sport, etc. for the pleasure of it rather than for money; a nonprofessional; specif., an athlete who is variously forbidden by rule to profit from athletic activity 3
- noun amateur a person who does something without professional skill 3
- noun amateur a person who is somewhat unskillful 3
- adjective amateur of or done by an amateur or amateurs 3
- adjective amateur being an amateur or made up of amateurs 3
- abbreviation AMATEUR amateurish 3
- noun amateur A person who engages in a pursuit, esp. a sport, on an unpaid basis. 1
- noun amateur person: not a professional 1
- noun amateur unskilled person 1
- noun amateur person: not professional 1
- noun amateur person: lacking skill 1
- noun amateur lacking quality 1
- noun amateur athlete: not professional 1
- noun amateur a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. Compare professional. 1
- noun amateur an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize. 1
- noun amateur a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs. 1
- noun amateur a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema. 1
- adjective amateur characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis. 1
- noun amateur (now rare) A lover of something. 0
- noun amateur A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally. 0
- noun amateur Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful. 0
- adjective amateur Non-professional. 0
- adjective amateur Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals. 0
- adjective amateur Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent. 0