amateur

[ˈæmətər]

Definition:
1. Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime.
2. Does not play for pay.
3. Engaged in as a pastime.
4. Lacking professional skill or expertise.

Use 'amateur' in a sentence:

1. As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting "amateur" satellites in orbit decades before the current CubeSat craze.
2. In fact, amateur sides can also play in the FA Cup.
3. The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.
4. The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training.
5. In 1965, military historian and amateur diver Alexander McKee, in conjunction with the British Sub-Aqua Club, initiated a project called 'Solent Ships'.
6. A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna.
7. Although tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.
8. The challenge here, of course, is ensuring that what an amateur community considers to be responsible.
9. Brian considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur.
10. Like most amateur musicians, I only play because I just enjoy it.
11. Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough.
12. I always was good at amateur theatricals.
13. Amateur skaters from all over the tristate area compete.
14. He went on to win the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1962.
15. She also played the viola in some amateur orchestras.
16. But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless.
17. Did the amateur actors bring off the performance?
18. Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
19. I shouldn't employ them& they're just a bunch of amateurs.
20. The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
21. His work is pretty amateur.
22. In 1969, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was created in order to foster ham radio enthusiasts' participation in space research and communication.
23. At college he studied English and did amateur boxing.
24. Some of the answers may come from a nonprofit organization that has been building and launching amateur satellites for nearly 50 years.
25. An amateur hatmaker has won a scholarship to pursue her dreams of developing her own business.
26. Observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless.
27. This form of "self-governance" is possible within long-standing amateur organizations that, over time, are able to build a sense of responsibility to community members, as well as society in general.
28. You may be only an amateur painter, but your pictures can knock mine into a cocked hat.
29. Hill considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur.
30. Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.
31. Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.
32. A professional golfer usually has it all over an amateur.
33. They set up an amateur art ensemble.
34. Even small eclipses get him juiced and should be fascinating to any amateur astronomer.
35. She was a keen amateur photographer.
36. As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting "amateur" satellites in orbit decades before the current Cube Sat craze.
37. The majority of sweet peas are still bred by enthusiastic amateur gardeners.
38. He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.
39. No professionals may participate in the amateur tennis tournament.
40. Hobbyists and students are gaining access to technologies without being part of a long-standing amateur establishment.
41. Hobbyists and students are gaining access to technologies without being part of a longstanding amateur establishment.
42. This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!
43. The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the U.S.
44. After he won the amateur championship he turned professional.
45. The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
46. He has that je ne sais quoi that distinguishes a professional from an amateur.
47. As LEO opens up to more amateur satellites, they may pose an increasing threat.
48. Yet as LEO opens up to more amateur satellites, they may pose an increasing threat.
49. The evidence from AMSAT and other areas of technology development suggests that responsible amateur communities can and do emerge around novel technologies.
50. Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class.
51. There's a big difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
52. When a play finishes its run, many of the costumes are hired out to amateur dramatics companies and schools.
53. He's no amateur in farming.