amateur

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   engaged in as a pastime

   an amateur painter

2. 2
   adj

   lacking professional skill or expertise

   a very amateurish job

3. 3
   noun

   A lover of something.

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

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

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

6. 6
   adj

   Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.

   amateur sports

7. 7
   adj

   Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

   Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.

8. 8
   noun

   someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

Etymology

Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).