Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
amateur en · ADJ
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
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Non-professional.
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Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
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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
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
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(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:
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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:
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Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Forms
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)
wikidata: Q455595