amateur
Example Sentences
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She was an amateur dancer before her diagnosis, and said she hoped to get back to it afterwards.
From Barron's
"Once you get your first decent sighting it becomes an addiction," says amateur photographer Gary Macleod, who remembers watching the light show for the first time aged eight.
From BBC
Williams is just one of dozens of curious observers and amateur sleuths who have descended on the area.
From BBC
Solomon on Thursday and Friday was appearing in the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a tournament that pairs professional golfers with amateurs at the famed California course.
For decades, the heads of amateur and professional sports leagues unanimously opposed sports betting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.