amateur
/ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
adj
adj
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
adj
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Example Sentences
- "he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines."
- "The contest is only open to amateurs."
- "You see, I'm not an official in any sense so I can't plead privilege and invoke the powers to back me. In the eyes of a jury I should be merely an interfering amateur—and there's such a thing as defamation."
- "The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood."
- "amateur sports"
- "Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: amateur, amātor
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈæ.mə.tə/