amateur

  1. Noun.  (context, now) A lover (term, of) something.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
  4. Adjective.  Non-professional.
  5. Adjective.  Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
  6. Adjective.  Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.