amateur, recreational, unpaid
(adjective) engaged in as a pastime; “an amateur painter”; “gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals”; “recreational golfers”; “reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating”; “unpaid extras in the documentary”
amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled
(adjective) lacking professional skill or expertise; “a very amateurish job”; “inexpert but conscientious efforts”; “an unskilled painting”
amateur
(noun) someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
amateur
(noun) an athlete who does not play for pay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
amateur (plural amateurs)
(now rare) A lover of something.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
(person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)
• hobbyist
(someone unqualified)
• dilettante, dabbler, punk
amateur (comparative more amateur, superlative most amateur)
Non-professional.
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Source: Wiktionary
Am`a*teur", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.]
Definition: A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
