- a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional Shoe Oxford Wide Men Width Available Classic Purple bravo Dress Leather Lining King 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-
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amāre to
love) +
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replaced by
French
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oblique
stem of
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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
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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," Available Oxford King Lining Wide Classic Purple Leather Width Shoe Dress bravo Men agent noun from Lining Classic Men Shoe Leather King Wide Dress Width Purple bravo Available Oxford amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an Oxford Wide Leather King Available Purple Men Width Classic bravo Dress Shoe Lining adjective, by 1838.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper