Amateur Meaning
/ˈæ.mə.tə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA lover of something.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.
You are a professional, but I am an amateur.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His photos were so professional that no one believed he was an ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local gallery held an exhibition for talented ____ photographers.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines."
— 2006, John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, University of Mississippi, published 2006, page x:
"You see, I'm not an official in any sense so I can't plead privilege and invoke the powers to back me. In the eyes of a jury I should be merely an interfering amateur—and there's such a thing as defamation."
— 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His photos were so professional that no one believed he was an ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local gallery held an exhibition for talented ____ photographers.