Amateur

/ˈæmətər/ (US), /ˈæmətjʊə/ (UK) noun, adjective

As a noun, a person who does an activity for enjoyment, not for pay or as a job. As an adjective, it can describe something done by non-professionals and sometimes suggests a lack of skill.

From French *amateur*, meaning “lover (of something),” from Latin *amātor* (“lover”), based on *amāre* (“to love”). It originally praised someone motivated by love of an activity rather than money.

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