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amateurs

NOUN

casual participant

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte novice probationer putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

Sunday driver bush leaguer nonprofessional

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

Example Sentences

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In Silicon Valley, tech pros and amateurs are competing to see how many tasks they can outsource to AI without things backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But when unpaid amateurs climb together, things becomes murkier.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Some observers may have called the burglars amateurs, but a source with knowledge of the probe said they were "not such bunglers after all".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Because when I'm done with Fred and these other amateurs, I’m going to be this show’s newest and biggest star!

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein