amateur (Meaning)
amateur (n)
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
an athlete who does not play for pay
amateur (s)
engaged in as a pastime
lacking professional skill or expertise
amateur (n.)
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Synonyms & Antonyms of amateur
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- crackerjack
- educated
- accomplished
- prepared
- masterful
- consummate
- taught
- veteran
- practiced
- practiced
- handsome
- dexterous
- virtuosic
- master
- handsome
- qualified
- practised
- accomplished
- veteran
- dextrous
- masterful
- taught
- knowledgeable
- trained
- master
- dexterous
- crackerjack
- proficient
- gifted
- seasoned
- knowledgeable
- experienced
- trained
- masterly
- skillful
- qualified
- prepared
- seasoned
- virtuosic
- initiated
- proficient
- gifted
- experienced
- educated
- skillful
- masterly
- consummate
- initiated
- practised
- dextrous
Synonyms:
- unqualified
- untrained
- inexpert
- part-time
- dilettante
- untutored
- uninitiated
- untaught
- unschooled
- unprepared
- weekend
- self-taught
- jackleg
- naive
Antonyms:
amateur Sentence Examples
- Being an amateur photographer, she enjoyed capturing moments with her basic camera.
- The local theater welcomed amateur actors to participate in their community productions.
- As an amateur chef, he experimented with new recipes in his home kitchen.
- The amateur musician played the guitar for fun, without any formal training.
- Amateur astronomers gathered at the observatory to gaze at the night sky and share their observations.
- The amateur painter joined an art class to enhance her skills and learn new techniques.
- Despite being an amateur cyclist, he decided to participate in the charity bike ride.
- The amateur gardener took pride in growing flowers and vegetables in his backyard.
- The amateur journalist contributed articles to the community newsletter.
- Amateur radio enthusiasts set up their equipment to communicate with others around the world.
FAQs About the word amateur
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime, an athlete who does not play for pay, engaged in as a pastime, lacking professional skill or expertiseA perso
avocational,inexperienced, nonprofessional, naïve, backyard, amateurish,Sunday, primitive, unprofessional, unskilled
able, capable, competent, expert, ace, professional, adept, virtuoso, talented, skilled
Being an amateur photographer, she enjoyed capturing moments with her basic camera.
The local theater welcomed amateur actors to participate in their community productions.
As an amateur chef, he experimented with new recipes in his home kitchen.
The amateur musician played the guitar for fun, without any formal training.
