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amateurs

The correct spelling is amateurs.

How to pronounce amateurs

noun

Say it like: Ama-teu-rs

The correct spelling is amateurs. A lover of something. For example: "The contest is only open to amateurs."

Usage Examples

The contest is only open to amateurs.

The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A lover of something.
  2. 2.A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
  3. 3.Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

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