amateur

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am·a·teur / ˈamətər; -ˌtər; -ˌchoŏr; -chər/ • n. a person who engages in a pursuit, esp. a sport, on an unpaid basis. ∎  a person considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity: that bunch of stumbling amateurs.• adj. engaging or engaged in without payment; nonprofessional: an amateur archaeologist. ∎  inept or unskillful.DERIVATIVES: am·a·teur·ism / -ˌrizəm/ n.

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