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amateur
- /ˈæ.mə.tə/ UK
- /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ US
- /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ US
- /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æmɪtə(ɹ), -æmətʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
noun amateurs
- A lover of something. he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
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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.
Similar: hobbyist
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Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Similar: dabbler, dilettante, punk
adjective more amateur · most amateur
- Non-professional.
- Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals. amateur sports
- Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent. Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nonprofessional, inexpert, unskilled, unprofessional, recreational, unpaid, lover, fond, enthusiast, keen, hobby, dilettante, dabbler, adept, leisure, spare
Translations
Every language
noun person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally
| Español | amateur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아마추어 amachueo, 비직업 bijigeop |
| 日本語 | アマチュア amachua, アマ ama |
| 中文 | 愛好者 /爱好者 àihàozhě, 業餘者 /业余者 yèyúzhě |
| हिन्दी | शौक़िया śauqiyā, शौकिया śaukiyā, अव्यवसायी avyavsāyī |
| Português | amador, amadora |
| Français | amateur, amatrice |
| Deutsch | Amateur, Amateurin, Laie, Laiin, Liebhaber |
| Italiano | dilettante, appassionato, amateur, amatore, hobbista |
| Ελληνικά | ερασιτέχνης erasitéchnis |
| Română | amator, amatoare |
| Русский | люби́тель ljubítelʹ, люби́тельница ljubítelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | tài tử, nghiệp dư |
| العربية | هَاوٍ hāwin, هَاوِيَة hāwiya |
| עברית | חוֹבְבָן khoveván |
noun someone unqualified
| Español | principiante, aprendiz, novato, inadaptado, inexperto, primerizo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | しろうと shirōto |
| हिन्दी | अनुभवहीन व्यवसायी anubhavhīn vyavsāyī |
| Português | amador |
| Français | amateur, amateuse |
| Deutsch | Amateur, Amateurin, Dilettant, Stümper |
| Italiano | principiante, novellino, inesperto |
| Ελληνικά | ερασιτέχνης erasitéchnis |
| Română | amator, amatoare |
| Русский | дилета́нт diletánt, дилета́нтка diletántka |
| עברית | חוֹבְבָן khoveván |
adj showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent
| 中文 | 不專業 /不专业 bùzhuānyè |
|---|---|
| Português | amador, principiante |
| Deutsch | amateurhaft |
| Ελληνικά | ερασιτεχνικός erasitechnikós, κομπογιαννίτικος kompogiannítikos, αντιεπαγγελματικός antiepangelmatikós |
| Русский | дилета́нтский diletántskij |
| עברית | חובבני khovevaní |
Talk about this word "amateur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amateur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amateur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amateur "amateur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amateur.Cite this
@misc{amateur_2026,
title = {amateur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amateur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
