AMATEUR

AMATEU'R, noun [Latin anator, a lover, from amo, to love.]A person attached to a particular pursuit, study or science, as to music or painting; one who has a taste for the arts.

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amateur. Amateur, n. a virtuoso, a lover of the fine arts

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Am′a‐teur″ (�), n. [[F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.]] A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.