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101professional — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Skillful] Syn. expert, learned, adept; see able 1 , trained . 2. [Well qualified] Syn. acknowledged, known, licensed; see able 2 . n. Syn. expert, experienced personnel, specially trained person; see specialist . II… …
102nonprofessional — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, dilettante, smatterer, uninitiate. See ABILITY. II adjective Lacking the required professional skill: amateurish, dilettante,… …
103smatterer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, dilettante, nonprofessional, uninitiate. See ABILITY …
104uninitiate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Lacking experience and the knowledge gained from it: green, inexperienced, inexpert, raw, uninitiated, unpracticed, unseasoned, untried, unversed. See ABILITY. II noun One lacking professional skill and ease in… …
105Ignoramus — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ignoramus >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ignoramus ignoramus dunce Sgm: N 1 wooden spoon wooden spoon Sgm: N 1 no scholar no scholar GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 sciolist sciolist smatterer dabbler …
106dilettante — A lover of, or dabbler in, the fine arts; most often used with a hint of condescension; pl. dilettantes or dilettanti …
107amateur — (n.) 1784, one who has a taste for (something), from Fr. amateur lover of, from L. amatorem (nom. amator) lover, agent noun from amatus, pp. of amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)). Meaning dabbler (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an… …
108dabster — dab·ster || dæbstÉ™ n. dabbler, one who works in a clumsy manner; (U.K.) expert, skillful worker …
109dabsters — dab·ster || dæbstÉ™ n. dabbler, one who works in a clumsy manner; (U.K.) expert, skillful worker …
110dilettante — dil·et·tan·te || ‚dɪlɪ tæntɪ n. amateur, dabbler, nonprofessional, one who engages in activities for pleasure; person having an amateur interest in the arts adj. superficial, amateur, nonprofessional …