Definition of AMATEUR

amateur

Meanings

Plural: amateurs

Noun

  • someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  • an athlete who does not play for pay
  • A lover of something.
  • A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
  • Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

Adjective Satellite

  • engaged in as a pastime
    • "an amateur painter"
    • "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"
  • lacking professional skill or expertise
    • "a very amateurish job"

Adj

  • Non-professional.
  • Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
  • Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).

Antonyms

professional

Scrabble Score: 9

amateur is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
amateur is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amateur is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

amateur is a valid Words With Friends word