amateurs
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noun
- A lover of something.
- 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.“The contest is only open to amateurs.”
- Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.“The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.”
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dabblerdilettantepunkhobbyistnonprofessionalinexpertunskilledunprofessionalrecreationalunpaidaficionadosbuffscollectorsconnoisseursdrinkersenthusiastsfanslovers