Amateur | Mean of amateur in English Dictionary

/ˈæməˌtɚ/

• Noun
• a person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job
1. She played soccer as an amateur before turning professional.
2. These photos were taken by both amateurs and professionals.
• a person who does something poorly
1. The people running that company are a bunch of amateurs.
2. Only amateurs make this kind of mistake.
3. He's a mere amateur when it comes to cooking. [=he doesn't know how to cook well]