The Bicycle Thief
Not all amateur dramatic performances are self directed by the lead player. There are some that are, and there are also some performances that are not.
You may be thinking of the word 'amateur'. An amateur is someone who engages in a pursuit (especially a sport) on an unpaid basis.. The word comes to us from the Latin - by way of Italian and French - for the "to love"... that is, they perfom their activities for the love of the it, and not for pay.
If you are going to keep on being so amateur they are not going to hire us. Stop being so amateur!
The word amateur comes from the Latin amator meaning lover from the verb amare meaning to lovevia the Italian amatore. I expect its current usage in English is due to the fact that amateurs do things for enjoyment rather than payment.
The word amateur comes from the Latin amator meaning lover from the verb amare meaning to lovevia the Italian amatore. I expect its current usage in English is due to the fact that amateurs do things for enjoyment rather than payment.
The word 'amateur' can be both a noun and an adjective noun use- i am an amateur adjective use- an amateur athlete
We are not amateurs. We are real professionals.
The same: Amateur.
My favorite pastime is playing amateur golf.
The amateur painter, though new to the craft, attained almost overnight popularity and acclaim. The setting up of Oswald seems a very amateur operation.
amateur singing
The Amateur Championship was created in 1885.