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Word: Amateur
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈamətə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈamətʃə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌaməˈtəː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis
Short Definition:person who engages in pursuit on unpaid basis
Examples:- it takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider
- his last fight as an amateur
Definition:
a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity
Short Definition:person who is inept at particular activity
Examples:- that bunch of stumbling amateurs
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