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amateur
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[ noun ] someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Anthropologists , housewives , historians and such by profession , they approach their discipline as amateurs , collectors , commercial propagandists , analysts or some combination of the four . The outlook for the amateur , for_instance , is usually dependent_on his fondness for local history or for the picturesque . The amateur is closely related to the collector , who is actually no more_than the amateur who has taken_to the field . The amateur is closely related to the collector , who is actually no more_than the amateur who has taken_to the field . Fundamentally , both these types , the amateur and the collector , are uncritical and many of them do n't distinguish well between real folklore and bogus material . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] engaged in as a pastime
Synonyms Examples "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" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Deane_Beman , the National_Amateur champion , and all the metropolitan district champions , including Bob_Gardner , the amateur title-holder , also will receive awards . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)But then , after the little operetta had been given its feeble amateur rendering , everyone insisted that it was too good to be lost forever , and that the Royal_Academy_of_Music must now have the manuscript in_order to give it the really first-rate performance it merited . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking professional skill or expertise
Synonyms Examples "a very amateurish job" "inexpert but conscientious efforts" "an unskilled painting" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport) does not play for pay
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