amateur
Example Sentences
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A security guard patrols the Guthrie house, keeping media and amateur sleuths from coming too close.
From BBC
Although he played professionally, he began his coaching career far from the NFL in the British amateur game with the London Warriors.
From BBC
He said the consultants had been targeted online by amateur sleuths convinced of Letby's innocence.
From BBC
Changes are to be made to the Laws of Cricket to permit bats previously deemed illegal in an effort to make the game affordable for amateur players amid the rising cost of English willow.
From BBC
Kortuem played ice hockey in local leagues in Minneapolis during his teenage years, and occasionally dipped back into the amateur game as an adult.
From BBC
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