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