radio amateur

radio amateur

See also: radioamateur

English

Noun

radio amateur (plural radio amateurs)

1. A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio. Radio amateurs must possess a licence issued by the relevant authority in the country in which they live, and must pass an exam before they can obtain a licence to operate.

Synonyms

• amateur radio operator
• ham (Etymology 3)
• radio ham

Related terms

• amateur radio

Translations

person who practises the hobby of amateur radio

Esperanto: radioamatoro (eo) Finnish: radioamatööri (fi) German: Funkamateur (de) m, Amateurfunker (de) m; Funkamateurin (de) f, Amateurfunkerin (de) f Greek: ραδιοερασιτέχνης m (radioerasitéchnis) Portuguese: radioamador m Russian: радиолюби́тель (ru) m (radioljubítelʹ)

Anagrams

• amateur radio