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