amateur
Example Sentences
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He has never lost as an amateur nor a professional and his chin has rarely - if ever - been tested.
From BBC
He was on his way to winning junior and youth titles as an unbeaten amateur, still wearing a headguard.
From BBC
A bookmaker's son who climbed to the pinnacle of amateur sport to win Olympic gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the Londoner became a household name.
From BBC
Sure, there are a few amateurs with metal detectors willing to give it a crack when a destination wedding takes a disastrous turn.
A red kite carrying what appears to be a sausage roll in its talons has been captured on camera by an amateur photographer.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
