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amateur en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæ.mə.tə/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.
    • To put that into perspective, this celebrity wedding is officially way more secure than last year’s US operation to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen, in advance of which you might recall a journalist was added to the top-level group chat by the then national security adviser. So amateur. Taylor would never. 2026 July 3, Marina Hyde, “The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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more amateur Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most amateur Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

amateur hour · amateurly · amateur press association · amateur radio · amateur night

Translations (27)

th สมัครเล่น (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · pt principiante (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · tr amatör (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · cmn 不專業 /不专业 (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · fi aloittelijamainen (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · cmn 業餘 /业余 (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · tr çaylak (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · de amateurhaft (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · el κομπογιαννίτικος (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · tr acemi (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · he חובבני (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · ga amaitéarach (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · pl amatorski (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · mi runaruna (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · hy սիրողական (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · pt amador (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · fa آماتور (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · hu amatőr (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · el ερασιτεχνικός (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · fi harrastaja- (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · fi harrastelijamainen (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · ru дилета́нтский (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · fi amatööri- (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional) · el αντιεπαγγελματικός (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · ka სამოყვარულო (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · pl amatorski (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) · pt amador (created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professional)

amateur en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæ.mə.tə/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A lover of something.
    • he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines. 2006, John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, University of Mississippi, published 2006, page x:
  2. 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.
    • The contest is only open to amateurs.
    • You see, I'm not an official in any sense so I can't plead privilege and invoke the powers to back me. In the eyes of a jury I should be merely an interfering amateur—and there's such a thing as defamation. 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
  3. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
    • The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

Forms

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amateurs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

radio amateur · promateur · amateurship · amateurism · shamateur · amateurize · amateurization · amateurish · Ammie

Descendants

amata

Relateds

nonexpert (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified) · amatrice · nonspecialist (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified) · amateuse · layperson (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified) · newbie (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified)

Synonyms

punk (someone unqualified) · dabbler (someone unqualified) · dilettante (someone unqualified) · hobbyist (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)

Translations (178)

lad aferrado (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · tt һәвәскәр (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ja アマ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · nl amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · el ερασιτέχνης (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ur شَوقِیَہ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · tg ҳаваскор (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ug ھەۋەسكار (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mk амате́р (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sv amatör (someone unqualified) · hu amatőr (someone unqualified) · de Amateurin (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sl amater (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mi runaruna (someone unqualified) · fr amatrice (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · es novato (someone unqualified) · sl ljubitelj (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fi amatööri (someone unqualified) · pl amatorka (someone unqualified) · sh ljùbitelj (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · he חוֹבְבָן (someone unqualified) · ro amatoare (someone unqualified) · de Stümper (someone unqualified) · cmn 業餘者 /业余者 (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sk amatér (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · pt amador (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ar هَاوٍ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ar هَاوِيَة (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · hi अव्यवसायी (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ja しろうと (someone unqualified) · eo amatoro (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ru дилета́нтка (someone unqualified) · sh ljubitèljica (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · es principiante (someone unqualified) · tr özengen (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fa-ira غِیرْحِرْفِهای (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · vi nghiệp dư (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · pl amator (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it dilettante (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · pt amador (someone unqualified) · el ερασιτέχνης (someone unqualified) · hy սիրողական (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mn сонирхогч (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ko 비직업 (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be ахво́тнік (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh amàtērka (someone unqualified) · be любі́цель (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · bg аматьо́р (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ka არაპროფესიონალი (someone unqualified) · pl amator (someone unqualified) · sh ама̀те̄р (someone unqualified) · sh ама̀те̄рка (someone unqualified) · uk ама́тор (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Amateurin (someone unqualified) · hi शौक़िया (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be ама́тар (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · chr ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎩ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ky өзөнчү (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · bg аматьо́рка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · tg ҳаводор (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · nn amatør (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · et amatöör (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mk ла́ик (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ga amaitéarach (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · es primerizo (someone unqualified) · et asjaarmastaja (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ro amatoare (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · my အပျော်တမ်း (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh amàtēr (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · kmr amator (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · az həvəskar (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh ама̀те̄рка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · pl amatorka (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it amatore (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Laie (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh љубитѐљица (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sv amatör (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · vi tài tử (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fa-ira آماتور (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fr amateur (someone unqualified) · mi runaruna (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh ама̀те̄р (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh љу̀битељ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ja アマチュア (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fr amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · nl amateur (someone unqualified) · mk љуби́телка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sk amatérka (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ru люби́тель (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be ахво́тніца (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · is áhugamaður (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fi harrastelija (someone unqualified) · bn অপেশাদার (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ru люби́тельница (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · hu műkedvelő (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ko 아마추어 (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · id amatir (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it novellino (someone unqualified) · km អ្នកចូលចិត្ត (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · hi अनुभवहीन व्यवसायी (someone unqualified) · da amatør (someone unqualified) · th มือสมัครเล่น (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · es amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · he חוֹבְבָן (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · th มือสมัครเล่น (someone unqualified) · da amatør (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · es inexperto (someone unqualified) · lt mėgėjas (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · is amatör (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh amàtērka (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Dilettant (someone unqualified) · ga amaitéarach (someone unqualified) · uk люби́тель (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · uk ама́торка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it principiante (someone unqualified) · fi harrastaja (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ms amatur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · kk әуесқой (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Amateur (someone unqualified) · sl amaterka (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ba һәүәҫкәр (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ca aprenent (someone unqualified) · mk љу́бител (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fa-ira هَوَسْکار (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · tr özenci (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · cmn 愛好者 /爱好者 (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · hu amatőr (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ca novençà (someone unqualified) · pt amadora (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · uz havaskor (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ru дилета́нт (someone unqualified) · cs amatér (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ka მოყვარული (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it appassionato (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mk амате́р (someone unqualified) · mk амате́рка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fi amatööri (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be любі́цельніца (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · nb amatør (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ca novell (someone unqualified) · hi शौकिया (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · lv amatieris (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · lad amator (Monastir) (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sl ljubiteljica (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mi ringarapa (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ro amator (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · it inesperto (someone unqualified) · ps شوقي (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · cs amatérka (someone unqualified) · it hobbista (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mk амате́рка (someone unqualified) · bg люби́тел (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Liebhaber (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · hu dilettáns (someone unqualified) · bg люби́телка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · uk люби́телька (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ca inadaptat (someone unqualified) · de Amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be ама́тарка (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · tr amatör (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · fr amateuse (someone unqualified) · id amatir (someone unqualified) · ka დილეტანტი (someone unqualified) · es aprendiz (someone unqualified) · cs amatérka (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · de Laiin (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ca aficionat (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · sh amàtēr (someone unqualified) · ca inexpert (someone unqualified) · tk höwesjeň (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · mi ringarapa (someone unqualified) · es inadaptado (someone unqualified) · cs amatér (someone unqualified) · ca aficionada (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · be любі́целька (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) · ro amator (someone unqualified) · sq amator (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)

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