amateur

simple noun11 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4

Refers to an amateur who performs at the highest level.

Similar to 'gifted amateur', refers to an amateur with significant skill.

Refers to an amateur with natural talent.

Similar to 'enthusiastic amateur', showing great interest.

An amateur who is very passionate about their activity.

An upper-class man who participates in an activity (like sports or science) for pleasure, not as a profession. Often implies a certain style or code of conduct.

Emphasizes a total lack of skill or experience.

A strong, often pejorative term for someone who is completely unskilled.

A clumsy and incompetent person attempting a task.

A pejorative term for a group of people seen as incompetent.

Used to describe participation in a non-professional capacity.