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Amateur comes from a Latin word meaning what?

amateur

[am-uh-choor, -cher, -ter, am-uh-tur] / ˈæm əˌtʃʊər, -tʃər, -tər, ˌæm əˈtɜr /


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Those seasons of success - made The Bay a feared side for non-league clubs across England, and meant they were ready for the big games in a way most amateur sides are not.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

At Mennour, Dhewadi Hadjab captures the extremes of the body in motion through his highly realistic paintings that depict amateur dancers in mind-bending contortions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

We were all amateur production designers of our own domestic lives.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The cast members perform at a fever pitch of amateur sitcom acting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Harry twisted the dial and went through a quiz show, an amateur hour, and a play about the Deep South before he got what he wanted.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

The amateurs can be sloppy or reckless, though.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

As the pre-war avant-garde’s celebration of image-breaking, violent spectacle and weird hybridizing became muddy reality in the field, the amateurs outstripped the professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The actors, seasoned veterans as well as young amateurs, go through their lines and movements one last time before the curtain rises at the Wole Soyinka Theatre at the University of Ibadan, in southwest Nigeria.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

They were huge eaters, but mere amateurs compared with Basil Stag Hare.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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