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amator
amateur (a person who does something for pleasure or interest, not as a profession) /a.maˈtor/
noun#4580 most common
Also: enthusiast, fan (amator de = lover/fan of), non-professional, layman
Example sentences
El este amator de fotbal.
He is a football fan.
Ana e amatoare de ciocolată.
Ana is a chocolate lover.
Echipa noastră este formată din amatori, nu profesioniști.
Our team is made up of amateurs, not professionals.
Concursul este deschis atât profesioniștilor, cât și amatorilor.
The competition is open to both professionals and amateurs.
Fotografiile lui, deși făcute de un amator, au un farmec aparte.
His photos, though taken by an amateur, have a special charm.
Spre deosebire de diletanții care abandonează la primul obstacol, amatorii pasionați perseverează ani de zile până ating măiestria.
Unlike dilettantes who give up at the first obstacle, passionate amateurs persevere for years until they reach mastery.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amatorul | amatorii |
| Genitive | amatorului | amatorilor |
| Accusative | amatorul | amatorii |
| Vocative | amatorule | amatorilor |
Word family
amatoarefemale amateur/enthusiast
amatorismamateurism
profesionistprofessional (antonym)diletantdilettante, dabbler (near-synonym, often more negative)
iubitorloving, fond of (parallel formation from a different verb for love)Etymology
Romanian borrowed "amator" from French "amateur" during the 19th-century push to modernize the language with Western vocabulary. The French word traces to Latin "amator" (lover, admirer), built on the verb "amare" (to love). The core sense, someone who acts out of love or interest rather than for pay, has carried through unchanged.
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