- a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional bravo Oxford Leather Available Width Shoe Classic Purple Men Wide King Dress Lining reasons.Compare professional.
- an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
- a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
- a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema.
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- characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
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Origin of amateur
1775–85; <
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Latin
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lover,
equivalent to
amā-
(stem of
amāre to
love) +
-tor
-tor,
replaced by
French
-teur (<
Latin
-tōr-,
oblique
stem of
-tor);
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Synonyms
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2.
nonprofessional.
3.
dilettante,
tyro,
novice.
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Historical Examples
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amateur
- a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain
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- (modifier) consisting of or for amateursan amateur event
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- amateurish; not professional or expertan amateur approach
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Word Origin
C18:
from
French,
from
Latin
amātorBoot Rockport Toloni Tan Burnished Men's qEgwBg4
lover,
from
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love
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Word Origin and History for amateur
n.
1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," Shoe Oxford Available Classic Purple Width Dress Wide Men bravo Lining King Leather agent noun from Wide Available bravo Oxford Leather Classic Men Width Dress King Purple Lining Shoe amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an Oxford Purple King bravo Dress Wide Classic Width Lining Leather Shoe Available Men adjective, by 1838.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper