amateur

«amateur» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (amateurs); adjective (amateur)

meaning for a pupil

1) An amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert. tree →

2) «Amateur» describes such work: «an amateur play». tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, someone who writes or acts for pleasure rather than as a trained professional

examples

• The show was an amateur performance by children. tree →
• My dad is an amateur painter who paints for fun. tree →
• She is a keen amateur but not a professional. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amateur» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.