amateur
Definitions of amateur
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a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasuresynonyms: dilettante
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an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledgesynonyms: dilettante
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a team that plays in a little leaguetype of:équipea cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastimetypes:dilettantean amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledgedilettantea person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
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an athlete who does not play for payantonyms:type of:athlètea person trained to compete in sports
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