Some common synonyms of amateur are dabbler , dilettante , and tyro. While all these words mean "a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status," amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. While the synonyms dabbler and amateur are close in meaning, dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. The words dilettante and amateur can be used in similar contexts, but dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. The words tyro and amateur are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering.
Home Thesaurus amateur. Category: most common Unique synonym antonym related. Part of speech: modifier noun adjective. Not professional ; amateur. A person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby. One who is just starting to learn or do something; a novice. A beginner ; a novice.