amateur

Signification

Noun

1. lover of something
2. amateur; hobbyist

Adj

amateur, amateurish

Coupé comme

a‧ma‧teur

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/a.ma.tœʁ/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Compare Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century.

Phrases

Joueur amateur , il est ouvrier de profession .

An amateur player, he is a worker by profession.