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Definition of shamateur noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shamateur

noun
 
/ˈʃæmətə(r)/,
 
/ˈʃæmətʃə(r)/
 
/ˈʃæmətər/,
 
/ˈʃæmətʃər/
(disapproving)
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  1. a person who makes money playing a sport but is officially an amateur
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: blend of sham and amateur.
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