amateurs
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary am·a·teur n. Pronunciation: ' a-mə-( ˌ )tər, - ˌ tu ̇ r, - ˌ tyu ̇ r, - ˌ chu ̇ r, -chər Function: noun Etymology: French, from Latin amator lover, from amare to love Date: 1784 1 : DEVOTEE , ADMIRER 2 : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession 3 : one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science –amateur adjective –am·a·teur·ish \ ˌ a-mə- ' tər-ish, - ' t(y)u ̇ r-, - ' chu ̇ r-, - ' chər-\ adjective –am·a·teur·ish·ly adverb –am·a·teur·ish·ness noun –am·a·teur·ism \ ' a-mə- ˌ tər- ˌ i-zəm, - ˌ t(y)u ̇ r-, - ˌ chu ̇ r-, - ˌ chər-; - ˌ tə- ˌ ri-, - ˌ chə- ˌ ri-\ noun synonyms AMATEUR , DILETTANTE , DABBLER , TYRO mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. AMATEUR often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration . DILETTANTE may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment . DABBLER suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence . TYRO implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering .