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amateur
What does amateur mean?
amateur (noun): someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does amateur come from?
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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