amateur

Meaning

Noun

1. lover of something
2. amateur; hobbyist

Adj

amateur, amateurish

Concepts

amateur

lover

❤️

dilettante

dabbler

fan

fancier

amateurish

connoisseur

maven

nonprofessional

interested party

layman

non-professional

novice

outsider

recreational

sensation

star

⭐

unpaid

unskilled

virtuoso

ace

hacky

admirer

antiquarian

antiquary

champion

dilettantish

enthusiast

friend

genius

inexpert

Synonyms

dilettante

amateuse

partisan

non-professionnel

inexpérimenté

novice

🔰

admirateur

pendentif

profane

d’amateur

peu habile

récréationnel

amateuriste

personne qui s'intéresse

personne intéressée

passionné

amant

❤️

ami

enthousiaste

Hyphenated as

a‧ma‧teur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ma.tœʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: amātor

Cognate with Old French: ameor

In summary

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.

Sentences

Il supervise le cricket amateur et professionnel , et est responsable de l'équipe de Pakistan .

He oversees amateur and professional cricket, and is responsible for the Pakistan team.

Il est aussi bon violoniste et amateur de sculptures gréco-romaines .

He is also a good violinist and lover of Greco-Roman sculptures.