amateur

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April Fools' Day is amateur hour for people who aren't funny the other 364 days of the year.

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Quick take

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

Meaning at a glance

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noun

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

noun

an athlete who does not play for pay

adjective

engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amateur.

noun

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

noun

an athlete who does not play for pay

adjective

lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

See also: amateurish, inexpert, unskilled

Example sentences

April Fools' Day is amateur hour for people who aren't funny the other 364 days of the year.

We will call these people your “prospects.” Do not message prospects over LinkedIn, that’s amateur.

One of the main reasons I left the industry was because I got tired of it being perpetual amateur hour.

" It's seen as indicative of an amateur or someone who isn't goal-focused.

With the number of amateur analysts, and the number of players, you'd think that its likely there's a web page somewhere plugging every prospect.

I see at least one eager early-adopter market for Google Glass: amateur pornographers who want to share their, um, personal experiences.

"This one seems pretty amateur and should have been caught as part of a pull request/code review process"I say that about 95% of the bugs I ever see...especially ones written by me.

Now, if you want to talk to an expert, you go to one of the other forums; if you want to talk to a complete amateur, but with never a post off topic, well, you go to the controlled one.