amateur.
lover of something
Meaning & usage
lover of something
amateur; hobbyist
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Displaced Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century.
amateur, amateurish
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Displaced Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century.
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