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amateur

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


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Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck seemed to stand even less of a chance when he founded the company in 2006, as an amateur rocketeer with no college degree and no funding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It was also the lowest score by an amateur in the final two rounds of a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Locatelli, a chef and restauranteur who currently appears on the Italian version of the amateur cooking show, will be seen alongside Grace Dent on the next UK celebrity series, which has already been filmed.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

There’s a reason Musk bought Twitter, a reason Pratt talks the way he does about statistics, and a reason amateur creators blow so much money on their A.I. bills.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

A doctor there, Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, is an amateur painter and likes to spend time with other painters.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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