a gifted amateur

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• amateur — am|a|teur [ˈamətə, tʃuə, tʃə, ˌæməˈtə: US ˈæmətʃur, tər] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Latin amator lover , from amare to love ] 1.) someone who does an activity just for pleasure, not as their job ≠ ↑professional ▪ a gifted amateur ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• amateur — 1 adjective 1 not doing something as your job, but only for pleasure or interest: an amateur golfer | an amateur orchestra 2 amateurish 2 noun (C) someone who does an activity for pleasure or interest, not as a job: a gifted amateur compare… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• amateur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb who does an activity for pleasure, not money ADJECTIVE ▪ gifted, talented, top ▪ enthusiastic (esp. BrE), keen (BrE) ▪ gentleman (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

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