amateur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə.tə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/, /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/
Audio 1 (US) (file) Audio 2 (US) (file)
Noun
amateur (plural amateurs)
- (now rare) A lover of something.
- 2006, John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
- he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
- 2006, John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
- 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.
- The contest is only open to amateurs.
- Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Synonyms
- (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally): hobbyist
- (someone unqualified): dabbler, dilettante, punk
Derived terms
- amateurish
- amateurism
- radio amateur
- shamateur
Related terms
- amateuse
- amatrice
Translations
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See also
- (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified):
- layperson
- nonexpert
- nonspecialist
Adjective
amateur (comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur)
- Non-professional.
- Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
- amateur sports
- Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Derived terms
- amateur press association
- amateur radio
Derived terms
- amateurly
- amateur hour
- amateur night
Translations
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Further reading
- “bungler” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “ignoramus” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.məˈte/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.məˈter/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.maˈteɾ/
Adjective
amateur (masculine and feminine plural amateurs)
- amateur
Noun
amateur m or f (plural amateurs)
- amateur
- Synonym: aficionat
Further reading
- “amateur” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “amateur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “amateur” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑ.maːˈtøːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ama‧teur
Noun
amateur m (plural amateurs, diminutive amateurtje n)
- amateur
Derived terms
- amateurisme
- amateuristisch
Descendants
- → Indonesian: amatir
- → Papiamentu: amatùr
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Compare Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ma.tœʁ/
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Noun
amateur m (plural amateurs, feminine amatrice)
- amateur
- a lover of something
Adjective
amateur (feminine amateur or amateure or amatrice, masculine plural amateurs, feminine plural amateurs or amateures or amatrices)
- amateur
Descendants
- → Catalan: amateur
- → Czech: amatér
- → Danish: amatør
- → Dutch: amateur
- → Indonesian: amatir
- → Papiamentu: amatùr
- → English: amateur
- → German: Amateur
- → Italian: amateur
- → Polish: amator
- → Romanian: amator
- → Spanish: amateur
- → Swedish: amatör
- → Turkish: amatör
- → Vietnamese: a-ma-tơ
Further reading
- “amateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- marteau
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French amateur. Doublet of amatore.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.maˈtør/
Noun
amateur m or f by sense
- amateur (non-professional)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French amateur. Doublet of amador.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaˈteuɾ/ [a.maˈt̪eu̯ɾ]
- Rhymes: -euɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧teur
Adjective
amateur (plural amateurs)
- amateurish, amateur
- Synonyms: aficionado, chapucero, diletante, novato
Noun
amateur m or f (plural amateurs)
- amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Related terms
- amateurismo
Further reading
- “amateur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014