amateur
Meaning
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- A lover of something.
- 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.
- Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
Synonyms
not skillful
highly skilled
self-instructed
aficionado
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæ.mə.tə/
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
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