serious amateur (noun)

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• amateur — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Latin amator lover, from amare to love Date: 1784 1. devotee, admirer 2. one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• lightweight — /ˈlaɪtweɪt / (say luytwayt) adjective 1. light in weight. 2. unimportant, not serious; trivial. –noun 3. one of less than average weight. 4. Colloquial a person of little mental force or of slight influence or importance. 5. a boxer who weighs… …  

• artist — noun 1 person who creates works of art ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, gifted, great, talented ▪ celebrated, distinguished, established, famous, influential …   Collocations dictionary

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• dabbler — noun 1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge • Syn: ↑dilettante, ↑sciolist • Derivationally related forms: ↑sciolism (for: ↑sciolist), ↑dilettante ( …   Useful english dictionary

• dabbler — noun one who dabbles Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing; she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication. Syn: amateur, dilettante Ant: lifestyler …   Wiktionary

• actor, actress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, brilliant, consummate, experienced, fine, good, great, talented, wonderful ▪ He s a brilliant act …   Collocations dictionary