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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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The so-called secondary draft, which was discontinued six years later, was specifically targeted toward winter high school graduates, junior college players, college dropouts and amateurs who had been previously drafted but did not sign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Now even amateurs are finding supernovae with charge-coupled devices.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson