amateur

  • 41amateur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb who does an activity for pleasure, not money ADJECTIVE ▪ gifted, talented, top ▪ enthusiastic (esp. BrE), keen (BrE) ▪ gentleman (BrE) …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 42amateur */ — I UK [ˈæmətə(r)] / UK [ˈæmətʃʊə(r)] / US [ˈæmətər] / US [ˈæməˌtʃʊr] noun [countable] Word forms amateur : singular amateur plural amateurs 1) someone who does something because they enjoy it instead of as a job 2) someone who does not do… …

    English dictionary

  • 43amateur — am•a•teur [[t]ˈæm əˌtʃʊər, tʃər, tər, ˌæm əˈtɜr[/t]] n. 1) a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit Compare professional 11) 2) spo an athlete who has never competed for payment or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44Amateur — (Voz francesa.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 DEPORTES Que practica un deporte como aficionado y no de forma profesional: ■ es un equipo formado por futbolistas amateurs que no cobran ningún dinero por jugar. TAMBIÉN amater IRREG. plural amaterus 2… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 45amateur — [18] Etymologically, an amateur is simply a ‘lover’. That is what its ultimate Latin ancestor amator meant, and indeed in English it still denoted ‘someone who loves or is fond of something’ until well into the 19th century (‘am no amateur of… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 46amateur — am|a|teur1 [ æmətər, æmə,tʃur ] noun count * 1. ) someone who does something because they enjoy it instead of as a job 2. ) someone who does not do something very well: Let s show them what a bunch of amateurs they are. amateur am|a|teur 2 [… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47amateur — 1 adjective 1 not doing something as your job, but only for pleasure or interest: an amateur golfer | an amateur orchestra 2 amateurish 2 noun (C) someone who does an activity for pleasure or interest, not as a job: a gifted amateur compare… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48amateur — [ˈæmətʃʊə] , [ˈæmətə] adj I 1) done for pleasure instead of as a job Ant: professional amateur photography[/ex] 2) done or made badly a very amateur performance[/ex] II noun [C] amateur [ˈæmətə, ˈæmətʃʊə] 1) someone who does something because… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49amateur — {{#}}{{LM A02033}}{{〓}} {{SynA02084}} {{[}}amateur{{]}} {{■}}(fr.){{□}} {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.com.{{》}} Que practica un deporte o cualquier otra actividad por pasatiempo, sin tenerla como profesión ni cobrar por ella: • Yo juego en un equipo de… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 50Amateur — sportininkas mėgėjas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žmogus, kuris nuosekliai tobulina savo fizines galias, sportinį meistriškumą ir yra įsitikinęs, kad tai būtina jo sveikatai, fizinei bei dvasinei gerovei. Sportininkas… …

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