AMATEUR


Meaning of AMATEUR in English

n. 25B6; noun

the crew were all amateurs : NON-PROFESSIONAL, non-specialist, layman, layperson; dilettante.

what a bunch of amateurs : BUNGLER, incompetent, bumbler; Brit. informal bodger.

professional, expert.

25B6; adjective

an amateur sportsman : NON-PROFESSIONAL, non-specialist, lay; dilettante.

their amateur efforts : INCOMPETENT, inept, unskilful, inexpert, amateurish, clumsy, maladroit, bumbling; Brit. informal bodged.

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