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Showing words for AMATEUR using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Amateur

amateur

6 Letter Words for Amateur

aurate, mature, raetam, ramate, retama, tamure, trauma

5 Letter Words for Amateur

amate, amaut, arame, armet, atame, autem, autre, marae, marut, mater, matra, metra, muter, ramet, ramta, reata, tamer, tarau, tarea, terma, trama, trame, turma, turme, urate

4 Letter Words for Amateur

amar, amra, amur, area, aret, arte, arum, atar, atma, atua, aura, aute, erat, etua, maar, maat, mara, mare, mart, maru, mata, mate, maut, mear, meat, meta, mura, mure, muta, mute, rama, rame, rata, rate, ratu, ream, rume, ruta, taar, tame, tara, tare, taum, taur, team, tear, tera, term, tram, true, tume, turm, urea

3 Letter Words for Amateur

aam, aer, ama, ame, amt, amu, ara, are, arm, art, aru, ate, atm, aum, eam, ear, eat, eau, emu, era, ert, eta, maa, mae, mar, mat, mau, mea, mer, met, meu, mut, ram, rat, rea, rem, rte, rue, rum, rut, taa, tam, tar, tau, tea, tem, ter, tra, trm, tua, tue, tum, tur, uma, ume, ura, ure, uta, ute

Definitions for Amateur

[1] a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. Compare professional.
[2] an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
[3] a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
[4] a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema.
[5] characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
[6] a person who engages in an activity, esp a sport, as a pastime rather than professionally or for gain
[7] an athlete or sportsman
[8] a person unskilled in or having only a superficial knowledge of a subject or activity
[9] a person who is fond of or admires something
[10] (modifier) consisting of or for amateurs an amateur event
[11] amateurish; not professional or expert an amateur approach

Words related to Amateur

dilettante, tenderfoot, ham, beginner, learner, novice, recruit, neophyte, hopeful, aspirant, abecedarian, layperson, dabbler, greenhorn, tyro, apprentice, probationer, nonprofessional

Words nearby Amateur

amastia, amastigote, amata, amate, amaterasu, amateur, amateur night, amateurish, amateurism, amathi, amati

Origin of Amateur

1775–85; < French, Middle French < Latin amātor lover, equivalent to amā- (stem of amāre to love) + -tor -tor, replaced by French -teur (< Latin -tōr-, oblique stem of -tor ); see -eur

Words that may be confused with Amateur

amateur, armature

Other words from Amateur

pro·am·a·teur , adjective

Word origin for Amateur

C18: from French, from Latin amātor lover, from amāre to love

Synonyms for Amateur

abecedarian, apprentice, aspirant, beginner, dabbler, dilettante, greenhorn, ham, hopeful, layperson, learner, neophyte, novice, probationer, putterer, recruit, tenderfoot, tyro, Sunday driver, bush leaguer, nonprofessional