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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.A lover of something.
- 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.Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
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