amateur
Example Sentences
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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
In Silicon Valley, tech pros and amateurs are competing to see how many tasks they can outsource to AI without things backfiring.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
