amateur

Mr. Hoser beat him to the punch, and this provoked the bested professional to write an article complaining that amateur herpetologists took shortcuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“They leaked lies to the press while we were in settlement negotiations. That’s not OK ... That is amateur hour.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Locating the crater involved cooperation among professional researchers and amateur observers around the world.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Whaley rounded off his win with a superb left-to-right putt for birdie at 15 to become the first English amateur to triumph in the US Amateur since Matt Fitzpatrick in 2013.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

But there are always a handful of wild cards thrown into the draft, amateur players nominated because they are so good at the game.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The selected members were no starry-eyed amateurs: Both Lavíll and Aramburú were professional actors in their countries, while the honey-voiced Penna won the fifth season of “The Voice Kids, Brasil” in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

"These are professionals, and when they get people on the phone, they are dealing with amateurs," said Philadelphia attorney Gary Schildhorn, who faced a similar attack in 2020.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Unusually, Rai wears two gloves instead of the one which virtually everyone else across the world - professional and amateurs alike - wears for enhanced grip.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

“Those fool demons are using too much dynamite. They must have some amateurs on. Why, on the railroads we’d only have used half that charge to blast our way into a mountain.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep