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Amateur

ˈamətə

Amateur definitions
noun
amateur amateurs
  1. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis

    "it takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider"

    non-professional non-specialist layman layperson
  2. a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity

    "that bunch of stumbling amateurs"

adjective
amateur
  1. engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional

    "amateur athletics"

    non-professional non-specialist lay
  2. done in an incompetent or inept way

    "it's all so amateur!"