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amateur definition
n.
1. A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
2. Sports An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
3. One lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art.
adj.
1. Of or performed by an amateur.
2. Made up of amateurs: an amateur cast.
3. Not professional; unskillful.
and for cambridge univercity definition of amateur:
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adjective
1 taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job:
an amateur astronomer/boxer/historian
He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.
Compare professional at profession.
2 relating to an activity, especially a sport, where the people taking part do not receive money:
amateur athletics
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noun [C]
1 a person who takes part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job:
This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
Compare professional at profession.
2 DISAPPROVING someone who lacks skill in what they do:
I won't be giving them any more work - they're a bunch of amateurs.
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adjective DISAPPROVING
lacking skill, or showing a lack of skill:
Their website looks amateurish.
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