Word Finder - amateur

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A lover of something.

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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.

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The contest is only open to amateurs.

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Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

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

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Non-professional.

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Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.

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amateur sports

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Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

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Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.

It's not like I'm an amateur at this sleuthing business.

It was an amateur mistake.

He sold some art copies to a local amateur, where he came under the notice of Vincent.

That was not to say Fred had given up on amateur detecting.

He was also known as a patron of art and literature and an amateur painter of no little merit.

He gets paid at the top of the range for an amateur film maker.

The interior has been much destroyed by the ravages of gold-seekers and amateur excavators.

He came of a musical family, and was himself a talented amateur, and an acquaintance with Balakirev and Dargomijsky led him to more serious study of composition, so that in 1857 he left the army and devoted himself to music, though this step entailed his earning his living as a government clerk and a prolonged period of poverty.

Liszt's father, a clerk to the agent of the Esterhazy estates and an amateur musician of some attainment, was Hungarian by birth and ancestry, his mother an AustrianGerman.

There he attracted the notice of Sir Rowland Cotton, an amateur Hebraist of some distinction, who made him his domestic chaplain at Bellaport.

There have been eyewitness accounts, grainy photographs end even amateur video footage.

Aesthetically, her artwork is some of the most beautiful I've seen from an amateur.

Amateur photographers should seek out microstock agencies.

It is a delicate fish and not easily kept by amateur aquarists.

A problem that amateur models have is lack of confidence.

Few UK amateur astronomers are aware how easily the LPS light can be filtered.

Liz lives in Polegate with her partner Dave and has many interests, including amateur dramatics, quizzes, cooking and wildlife ecology.

The film explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell.

He used his friends and family as models, and also began to make masks and theatrical props for local amateur dramatic productions.

This is important to the amateur racer who does not necessarily wish to build a new car every year.

Few branches of zoology have been more valuable as a meetingground for professional and amateur naturalists than entomology, and not seldom has the amateur - as in the case of Westwood - developed into a professor.

They offer a vast array of other film production roles to amateur film makers.

It actually took nearly 17 minutes, because although they were professional terrorists, they were still only amateur pilots.

Camera shake looks plain amateurish, and we all know the ' professional look ' is the holy grail of any aspiring amateur.

He fancies himself as something of an amateur social anthropologist.

This is an amateur rifle scope giving clear night time vision together with an illuminated adjustable reticle, and standard windage and elevation control.

They add huge value to so many, thousands actually, of amateur riders and also help many pros as well.

The Dunalastair Hotel invites amateur sleuths to sharpen their skills in a weekend of Murder, Mystery and Intrigue!

Mark Kingston was once a light welterweight amateur boxer, although he admits that nowadays he probably weighs nearer twelve stone.

Yet he was too full of dramatic inspiration to remain perpetually victimized by the conscientious affectations of the amateur author; and, where dramatic situations are not only poetical but (as in the first act of Die Walkilre and the Waldweben scene in Siegfried) too elemental for strained language, Wagner is often supremely eloquent simply because he has no occasion to try to write poetry.

Hence though often fertile in resource and ingenious in plan, he was always a brilliant amateur; and, though sometimes unlucky, he was never really the equal of such generals as Conde or Luxembourg.

There are also approximately 50 amateur and professional rodeos held annually in various locations.

Talk over shortwave radio with York Amateur Radio Society Find out how beer is brewed during a special Science Tour at York Brewery.

The Dunalastair Hotel invites amateur sleuths to sharpen their skills in a weekend of Murder, Mystery and Intrigue !

Understudy In amateur productions, there are no understudies.

Given the consistency of MAC Fluidline Eye Liner Gel, some professional and amateur makeup artists use it as a cream eyeshadow.

Buying a digital camera can be hard for even the most advanced amateur.

The collection is ideal for amateur photographers looking for an inexpensive and portable simple point-and-shoot camera.

The Z-Series is best suited for advanced amateur photographers who appreciate advanced controls and a broad range of color modes.

We know that James was clement; that the middle and lower classes stood by him; that he was a great amateur in the arts; that he was betrayed again and again by those of his own house, finally by his own son.

Such subjects are very likely to suffer considerable mental and physical harm in the hands of enthusiastic amateur hypnotists.

They also include tips on moving from the world of amateur photography to life as a professional photographer.

Maybe you've spent years honing your photography skills for your dream career or maybe you're an amateur who has just captured an amazing image through trial and error.

The COOLPIX S60 is designed for amateur photographers, but pros looking for an affordable device that features fun innovations will be impressed as well.

However, the evolution of digital photography has made SLR cameras more affordable and accessible to amateur shutterbugs.

The main reason many amateur photographers upgrade from their handy compact digital cameras to sophisticated digital SLR versions is because they are tired of dealing with the dreaded lag time.

Most amateur photographers equate large megapixels with high quality photos.

There are thousands of free amateur photo contests offered around the world.

Amateur sporting events, especially ones that feature children, are goldmines for freelance photographers.

Taking better pictures is a goal shared by both professional and amateur photographers.