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How to pronounce “amateur”
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Pronunciation guide for amateur
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of amateur with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- California
because he's sort of an amateur botanist,
- Definition summary
- (now rare) A lover of something.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce amateur
California

because he's sort of an amateur botanist,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “amateur”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (now rare) A lover of something.
- A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
- Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
- [Adjective]
- Non-professional.
- Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
- Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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