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21amateur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonprofessional, beginner; dilettante; volunteer. See beginning, taste. Ant., professional, connoisseur. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nonprofessional, lay, unpaid, inexperienced, avocational,… …
22dilettante — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amateur, enthusiast; dabbler, poetaster; lightweight, poseur, pretender, faker. See taste, ignorance. Ant., professional. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dabbler, trifler, aesthete, amateur; see amateur . See …
23amateur — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Latin amator lover, from amare to love Date: 1784 1. devotee, admirer 2. one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession 3 …
24Corel Painter — Developer(s) Corel Corporation Stable release Corel Painter 12 (12.0.0.502) / May 11, 2011; 6 months ago (2011 05 11) Operating system Mac OS X, Microsoft Wind …
25amateur — amateur, dilettante, dabbler, tyro denote a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or a professional status. Amateur may denote one who has a taste or liking for something rather than an expert knowledge of it; in this sense… …
26Dabster — Dab ster, n. [Cf. {Dab} an expert.] One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Note: Sometimes improperly used for dabbler; as, I am but a dabster with gentle art . [1913 Webster] || …
27Poetaster — Po et*as ter, n. An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. [1913 Webster] The talk of forgotten poetasters. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …
28dilettante — noun (plural tantes or dilettanti) Etymology: Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare more at delight Date: 1748 1. an admirer or lover of the arts 2. a person having a superficial …
29puddle duck — noun Date: 1877 dabbler b …
30river duck — noun Date: 1837 dabbler b …
