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Definition of amateur adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amateur

adjective
 
 
/ˈæmətə(r)/,
 
/ˈæmətʃə(r)/
 
/ˈæmətər/,
 
/ˈæmətʃər/
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  1.  
    [usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job
    • an amateur photographer
  2.  
    [usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job
    • amateur athletics
  3.  
    (also amateurish)
    (usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill
    • The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.
    4. opposite professional
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