amateur

See also Amateur

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈamətjʊə/, /ˈamətə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæ.mə.tʊəɹ/, /ˈæmətʃɚ/

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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

Croatian: amater (hr) m. Czech: amatér (cs) m. Danish: amatør (da) c. Finnish: harrastaja (fi), harrastelija (fi), amatööri (fi) French: amateur (fr) m. German: Amateur m., Amateurin f. Greek: ερασιτέχνης (el)

Hindi: शौकिया (hi) (Śaukiyā) m. Hungarian: amatőr (hu) Norwegian: Amatør (no) Romanian: amator (ro) m. Russian: любитель (ru) (ljubítel') m. Spanish: amateur (es), aficionado (es) Swedish: amatör (sv) Turkish: amatör (tr)

someone who is inept

Croatian: amater (hr) m. Czech: amatér (cs) m. Danish: amatør (da) c. Finnish: amatööri (fi)

German: Amateur m., Amateurin f. Hindi: अनुभवहीन व्यवसायी (hi) (Anubhavahīna vyavasāyī) Hungarian: amatőr (hu) Romanian: amator (ro) m. Russian: дилетант (ru) (diletánt) m.

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Chinese: Simplified: 爱好者 Traditional: 愛好者 Pinyin: aihaozhe Dutch: niet-professioneel Esperanto: amatoro French: amateur m., amateuse f. Greek: ερασιτέχνης Roman: epasitéchnēs Hebrew: חובבן (khovevan) m., חובבנית (khovevanyt) f.

Italian: dilettante, non professionista Japanese: アマチュア (amachua); しろうと (shirōto) 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)

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. inv.

1. amateur (non-professional)