n. Function: noun
1 one having a marked and usually informed taste or liking for something FF1C; an amateur of fine fabrics FF1E;
Synonyms: admirer, devotee, fan, fancier, votary
Related Words: crank, enthusiast, faddist, infatuate, ||nut, zealot; aesthete, cognoscente, connoisseur, dilettante; illuminato, illuminist
Contrasted Words: abecedarian, dabbler, tyro; adept, expert
2 one who follows a pursuit without attaining mastery or professional status FF1C; a nation handicapped by amateurs in high office FF1E;
Synonyms: abecedarian, dabbler, dilettante, nonprofessional, smatterer, tyro, uninitiate
Related Words: beginner, greenhorn, neophyte; apprentice, novice, probationer; potterer, putterer, tinker
Contrasted Words: adept, virtuoso, wizard
Antonyms: expert, master; professional