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amateur

[am-uh-choor, -cher, -ter, am-uh-tur] / ˈæm əˌtʃʊər, -tʃər, -tər, ˌæm əˈtɜr /


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The 50-1 outsider won the 2022 Grand National in the final ride of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen's career.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

She is nicknamed 'Meatball' because she used to work at Subway to pay the bills when she started out as an amateur MMA fighter.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

McIlroy played with 18-year-old amateur Mason Howell, who was sufficiently impressed as the defending champion birdied each of the final four holes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

One of those was Mason Howell, the reigning U.S. amateur champion who is playing in the same group as McIlroy this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I was glad to see he recognized insanity and could appreciate, on some level, his hostility toward my amateur psych-testing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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