amateur

Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Instead, he’s in Sweden, raising two boys, working as a quality control inspector for a textile company and playing amateur soccer for a team in the country’s fifth division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The trouble with becoming an amateur food-safety inspector is that the job is never quite finished.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

A new generation of individual investors discovered the markets during the post-Covid rally, and by early 2021 many amateur traders were pushing into more complicated, and often riskier, bets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I was glad to see he recognized insanity and could appreciate, on some level, his hostility toward my amateur psych-testing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

"Vincent Kompany had to seek medical treatment on Friday after collapsing during training for FC Bayern's amateurs," said a statement from the Bundesliga club.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Skintight running unitards long worn by professional sprinters are taking off among amateurs with no podium ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The selected members were no starry-eyed amateurs: Both Lavíll and Aramburú were professional actors in their countries, while the honey-voiced Penna won the fifth season of “The Voice Kids, Brasil” in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Art heists are almost always the work of amateurs, and there’s nothing dashing or romantic about these thieves.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day