AMATEUR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of amateur – Learner’s Dictionary

amateur
adjective
uk
/ˈæmətər/
us
doing something as a hobby and not as your job:
an amateur photographer
amateur
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈæmətər/
us

amateur noun [C] (HOBBY)

someone who does something as a hobby and not as their job

amateur noun [C] (NO SKILL)

someone who is not good at what they do:
I won't be giving them any more work - they're a bunch of amateurs.

(Definition of amateur from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of amateur

in Chinese (Traditional)
業餘愛好的,非職業的, 業餘的, (尤指)業餘體育運動的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
业余爱好的,非职业的, 业余的, (尤指)业余体育运动的…
in Spanish
aficionado, aficionada, amateur [masculine-feminine]…
in Portuguese
amador, não profissional, amadora…
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हौशी…
アマチュアの, 愛好家の, アマチュア…
amatörce, amatör, acemi…
amateur [masculine], amateur, amateur/-trice…
aficionat, -ada…
amateur, amateur-…
ஒரு வேலையாக இல்லாமல் மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக ஒரு செயலில் பங்கேற்பது, ஒரு செயல்பாடு, குறிப்பாக ஒரு விளையாட்டு தொடர்பானது…
शौकिया, अव्यावसायिक, गैर-पेशेवर…
અવેતન, શોખીન, કલાપ્રેમી…
amatør, amatør-…
amatör, amatör-…
amatur…
der Amateur / die Amateurin, Amateur-……
amatør [masculine], amatør-, amatør…
شوقیہ, شوقیہ کھلاڑی, غیر پیشہ ور کھلاری…
любитель, любительський…
любительский, любитель, дилетант…
ప్రత్యామ్నాయ, ఔత్సాహిక, ఒక కార్యకలాపానికి సంబంధించినది…
هاو…
শৌখিনভাবে, শখবশত, অপেশাদারভাবে…
amatér, neprofesionál, amatérský…
amatir, demi kesenangan…
มือสมัครเล่น, สมัครเล่น…
vận động viên nghiệp dư, nghiệp dư…
amator/ka, amator, amatorski…
아마추어의, 비전문가의, 비전문가…
dilettante, non professionista, appassionato…
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