amateur

amateur is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
2. noun. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
3. noun. an athlete who does not play for pay
4. adjective. engaged in as a pastime

   "an amateur painter"

   "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"

   Synonyms: recreational, unpaid

5. adjective. lacking professional skill or expertise

   "a very amateurish job"

   "inexpert but conscientious efforts"

   Synonyms: amateurish, inexpert, unskilled

Synonyms

recreational, unpaid, amateurish, inexpert, unskilled

Common word forms

amateurs

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