amateur

C1
UK /ˈæmətə(r)/US /ˈæmətər/

Meaning

adjective
doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job
an amateur photographer
noun
a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job
The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

Remember amateur through real videos

LingoTube turns TED / YouTube videos into sentence-by-sentence bilingual lessons: synced subtitles, tap any word for meaning and pronunciation, save to your word bank with spaced repetition.

an amateur photographer

amateur·
Learn "amateur" in a video →

Free to try, no sign-up needed

amateur: meaning, pronunciation & real video examples | LingoTube