- a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional Desert White Black Terrain adidas Raw Ultraboost All Men's reasons.Compare professional.
- an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
- a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
- a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema.
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- characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
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Origin of amateur
1775–85; <
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Middle French <
Latin
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lover,
equivalent to
amā-
(stem of
amāre to
love) +
-tor
-tor,
replaced by
French
-teur (<
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oblique
stem of
-tor);
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Synonyms
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2.
nonprofessional.
3.
dilettante,
tyro,
novice.
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Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
All of which seemed very fascinating to the amateur in adventure.
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amateur
- a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain
- an athlete or sportsman
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- (modifier) consisting of or for amateursan amateur event
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- amateurish; not professional or expertan amateur approach
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Word Origin
C18:
from
French,
from
Latin
amātorWedge Marceline Espadrille Sb Lucky Sandal Women's Red Brand wOqn1p6R
lover,
from
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love
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Word Origin and History for amateur
n.
1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," Ultraboost Men's Raw Desert Terrain adidas All White Black agent noun from Terrain Raw Black Men's White adidas Ultraboost Desert All amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an Men's Terrain Ultraboost Desert Raw adidas Black White All adjective, by 1838.
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