amateur

See also Amateur

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French amateur, from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈamətə/, /ˈamətjə/, /ˈamətjʊə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæmətɚ/, /ˈæmətʃɚ/, /ˈæmətʃʊɚ/

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Noun

amateur (plural amateurs)

1. (now rare) A lover of something.
   • 2006, John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:

     he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.

2. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

   She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.

3. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

   The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

Synonyms

• dilettante
• bungler

Translations

person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛好者 (cmn), 爱好者 (cmn) (àihàozhě)

• Czech: amatér (cs) m
• Danish: amatør (da) c
• Finnish: harrastaja (fi), harrastelija (fi), amatööri (fi)
• French: amateur (fr) m, amateuse (fr) f
• German: Amateur (de) m, Amateurin (de) f
• Greek: ερασιτέχνης (el) (erasitéchnis) 
• Hindi: शौकिया (hi) (śaukiyā) m
• Hungarian: amatőr (hu)

• Japanese: アマチュア (ja) (amachua), アマ (ja) (ama)
• Macedonian: аматер (mk) (amatér) m
• Norwegian: amatør (no)
• Romanian: amator (ro) m
• Russian: любитель (ru) (ljubítelʹ) m , любительница (ru) (ljubítelʹnica) f 
• Serbo-Croatian: аматер (sh) m, amater (sh) m
• Spanish: amateur (es), aficionado (es)
• Swedish: amatör (sv)
• Turkish: amatör (tr)

someone who is inept

• Czech: amatér (cs) m
• Danish: amatør (da) c
• Finnish: amatööri (fi)
• French: amateur (fr) m, amateuse (fr) f
• German: Amateur (de) m, Amateurin (de) f
• Hebrew: חובבן (he) (ḥoveván)
• Hindi: अनुभवहीन व्यवसायी (hi) (Anubhavahīna vyavasāyī)

• Hungarian: amatőr (hu)
• Japanese: しろうと (ja) (shirōto)
• Macedonian: аматер (mk) (amatér) m
• Romanian: amator (ro) m
• Russian: дилетант (ru) (diletánt) m , дилетантка (ru) (diletántka) f 
• Serbo-Croatian: amater (sh) m

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• Dutch: niet-professioneel
• Esperanto: amatoro
• Greek: ερασιτέχνης (epasitéchnēs)
• Hebrew: חובבן (khovevan) m, חובבנית (khovevanyt) f

• Italian: dilettante, non professionista
• Korean:

  Hangul: 아마추어, 비직업

  Romaja: amachueo, bijigeob

• Latin: (Modern Latin) non professionalis, diletans; (Classical Latin) idiota
• Portuguese: amador m, amadora f
• Spanish: aficionado m, aficionada f
• Swedish: icke-professionell (sv)

Adjective

amateur (comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur)

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.

Translations

Non-professional

• Chinese: trad. 業餘的, simpl. 业余的 (yèyúde)
• Esperanto: amatora (eo)
• Finnish: harrastelijamainen (fi), amatöörimäinen (fi)

• Macedonian: аматерски (mk) (amatérski), лаички (mk) (láički)
• Romanian: amator (ro) m and n, amator (ro) m and n, neprofesional (ro) m and n
• Russian: любительский (ru) (ljubítel'skij) 

Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent

• Chinese: trad. 非專業的, simpl. 非专业的 (fēizhuānyède)
• Finnish: aloittelijamainen (fi), harrastajamainen (fi)
• German: amateurhaft (de)

• Russian: дилетантский (ru) (diletántskij) 
• Turkish: acemi (tr), çaylak (tr), amatör (tr)

Derived terms

• amateur hour
• amateur night

External links

• “bungler” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “ignoramus” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

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French

Etymology

From Latin amator (“lover”), from amō (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.ma.tøʁ/ X-SAMPA: /a.ma.t2R/

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Noun

amateur m (plural amateurs)

1. amateur
2. a lover of something

Adjective

amateur (f amateur, amateure or amatrice; m plural amateurs; f plural amateurs, amateures or amatrices)

1. amateur

Anagrams

• marteau

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

amateur m (invariable)

1. amateur (non-professional)