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Amateur : adj
1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained
valuable experience in amateur theatricals";
"recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both
recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras
in the documentary" [syn: recreational, unpaid]
2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish
job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled
painting" [syn: amateurish, inexpert, unskilled]
(noun)
1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
2: does not play for pay [ant: professional]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Amateur : \Am`a*teur"\, n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to
love.]
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science
as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or
art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it
professionally.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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