amateur

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə.tə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/, /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ === Noun === amateur (plural amateurs) (now rare) A lover of something. 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. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful. ==== Synonyms ==== (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally): hobbyist (someone unqualified): dabbler, dilettante, punk ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amateuse amatrice ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (someone unqualified or insufficiently qualified): layperson nonexpert nonspecialist newbie === Adjective === amateur (comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur) Non-professional. Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals. amateur sports Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== amateurly amateur hour amateur night ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “bungler” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911. “ignoramus” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amateur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.məˈter] IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.maˈter] === Adjective === amateur m or f (masculine and feminine plural amateurs) amateur === Noun === amateur m or f by sense (plural amateurs) amateur Synonym: aficionat === Further reading === “amateur”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “amateur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “amateur” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amateur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑ.maːˈtøːr/ Hyphenation: ama‧teur === Noun === amateur m (plural amateurs, diminutive amateurtje n) amateur ==== Derived terms ==== amateurisme amateuristisch ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: amatir → Papiamentu: amatùr == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Displaced Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ma.tœʁ/ Hyphenation: a‧ma‧teur === Noun === amateur m (plural amateurs, feminine amatrice or amateure) lover of something amateur; hobbyist Coordinate term: professionnel === Adjective === amateur (feminine amateur or amateure or amatrice, masculine plural amateurs, feminine plural amateurs or amateures or amatrices) amateur, amateurish === Descendants === === Further reading === “amateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === marteau == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French amateur. Doublet of amatore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.maˈtør/ === Noun === amateur m or f by sense amateur (non-professional) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French amateur. Doublet of amador. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amaˈteɾ/ [a.maˈt̪eɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ IPA(key): /amaˈteuɾ/ [a.maˈt̪eu̯ɾ] Rhymes: -euɾ Syllabification: a‧ma‧teur === Adjective === amateur m or f (masculine and feminine plural amateurs) amateurish, amateur Synonyms: aficionado, chapucero, diletante, novato === Noun === amateur m or f by sense (plural amateurs) amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) Synonym: profano ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “amateur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025