Synonym: beginner, expert, professional, specialist. Similar words: alma mater, hauteur, dramatic, dramatize, a matter of, defamatory, acclamation, dramatically. Meaning: ['æmətə] 
n. 1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2. does not play for pay. adj. 1. engaged in as a pastime 2. lacking professional skill or expertise.
n. 1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2. does not play for pay. adj. 1. engaged in as a pastime 2. lacking professional skill or expertise. 
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91) It was founded in 1884 when General Pitt Rivers, an amateur anthropologist, donated his collection to the university.
92) Unsuspecting and amateur users logging into remote hosts are the most vulnerable.
93) My comparative lack of basic talent came home to me on the practice ground before the first round of the Amateur.
94) Amateur name-grabbers, threatened with a court case,[www.Sentencedict.com] can usually be bribed to relinquish a valuable name.
95) The amateur actor was born with only a third of a kidney and has been on dialysis for the past four years.
96) He was the young player who had made such an impression on me during my year on the amateur tour.
97) Aimed at the amateur, this new generation of cameras and film is called the Advanced Photo System.
98) For some years now, the amateur market has been dominated by one-piece machines and separates have virtually disappeared from the scene.
99) The series is geared towards the needs of amateur painters starting out on the road to success.
100) When White and Davies were building their castles in the Midlands, the game was still mostly amateur.
101) Along the side of the lake, a long promenade runs in front of the town; no wonder amateur photographers come back raving!
102) Among amateur astronomers, Alcock has a reputation for being reclusive.
103) Occasionally amateur film is the only visual record of a particular event or topic.
104) Belle-Ile, however, seems to belong to a past era of modest and amateur tourism.
105) A fellow farmer and near neighbour in Duns, Ian was an enthusiastic amateur racing driver.
106) Ask George Carmichael. As an amateur pilot, he needs to know if the conditions will be favorable for flying.
107) Everyone is an amateur in this world, except the growing proportion of electronic criminals.
108) He won more than 1,000 cups and prizes as an amateur, setting records ranging from 1,000 yards to 12 miles.
109) Indeed, he was both an amateur painter and a musician in a rock band that met at weekends.
110) Meanwhile, local amateur photographers are having a field day trying to capture the agricultural cloth of gold on film.
111) Amateur organisers inevitably pick a venue for the wrong reasons.
112) The former Great Britain amateur skipper has damaged knee ligaments.
113) The autumn show by the Bebington amateur filmmaking group has become a traditional date for transport buffs.
114) By accepting the prize money, Wilkerson will probably lose his amateur status.
115) In his spare time he became more and more interested in amateur dramatics, as well as teaching himself to play the violin.
116) Though the management section is championship material, the arcade game is amateur league only.
117) Perky was an enthusiastic amateur musician who played several instruments, his favorite being the violin.
118) Others say the name is an acronym, formed from the initials of three of the first amateur operators.
119) For Ruth it will be a dream come true as she becomes the youngest female licensed amateur rider in history.
120) He'd been a pharmaceutical salesman, mad keen on amateur dramatics.
More similar words: alma mater, hauteur, dramatic, dramatize, a matter of, defamatory, acclamation, dramatically, declamatory, melodramatic, as a matter of fact, mate, mater, inmate, climate, animate, teammate, intimate, material, decimate, primates, ultimate, estimate, inanimate, estimated, exanimate, maternity, ultimately, consummate, legitimate.