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# amateur

noun (amateurs); adjective (amateur)

«amateur» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/#m1)
2. «Amateur» describes such work: «an amateur play». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, someone who writes or acts for pleasure rather than as a trained professional

### Examples

- The show was an amateur performance by children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/#x1)
- My dad is an amateur painter who paints for fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/#x2)
- She is a keen amateur but not a professional. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amateur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amateur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amateur.html) on Mova free.