amateur

Example Sentences

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When he returned home he became the defensive coordinator of the Warriors, an amateur team, and had a voluntary job mentoring children in north London.

From BBC

The innovative format offered amateur players the opportunity to win the prize money by playing a sole point against some of the sport's top talent and other famous faces.

From BBC

“And the amateurs who said it was a good idea should lose their jobs.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before that athletics had been largely amateur until the 1980s, when athletes were left to generate their own income if they wanted to turn professional.

From BBC

Dean Robertson retains the captaincy of the GB&I men's amateurs when they seek to win back the Walker Cup at Lahinch in September.

From BBC