Sentences with amateur
am·a·teur
A a - Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.
- ...the local amateur dramatics society.
- A group of amateur spies has used Google Earth to provide a rare glimpse inside North Korea, one of the world's most secretive countries.
- Now the boundary between amateur and professional.
- An amateur event
- An amateur approach
- An amateur photographer from northern England has captured pictures of earth from homemade weather balloons.
- Amateur refers to one who does something for the pleasure of it rather than for pay and often implies a relative lack of skill; a , dilettante is an amateur in the arts, but the word is also applied disparagingly to a superficial dabbler in the arts; , novice, neophyte refer to one who is a beginner, hence inexperienced, in some activity, , neophyte carrying additional connotations of youthful enthusiasm; , tyro refers to an inexperienced but self-assertive beginner and generally connotes incompetence
- She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
- amateur sports
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
- Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
- An amateur of the cinema.
- An amateur painter; amateur tennis.