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Main Entry: amateur
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: casual participant

Synonyms:

Sunday driver, abecedarian, apprentice, aspirant, beginner, bush leaguer, dabbler, dilettante, greenhorn, ham, hopeful, layperson, learner, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, probationer, putterer, recruit, tenderfoot, tyro
Notes: an amateur is someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; a novice is someone who is new to a field or activity

Antonyms:

professional
Main Entry: actor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who performs, entertains by role-playing

Synonyms:

amateur, artist, barnstormer, bit player, character, clown, comedian, entertainer, extra, foil, ham, hambone, headliner, idol, impersonator, ingénue, lead, mime, mimic, pantomimist, performer, play-actor, player, soubrette, stand-in, star, stooge, straight person, thesp, thespian, trouper, understudy, ventriloquist, villain, walk-on

Antonyms:

audience, fan
Main Entry: apprentice
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: novice/learner of a trade

Synonyms:

amateur, beginner, flunky, greenhorn, heel, neophyte, new kid on block, newcomer, novitiate, probationer, pupil, rook, rookie*, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro

Antonyms:

mentor, teacher
Main Entry: athlete
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person involved in sports

Synonyms:

amateur, animal, challenger, competitor, contender, contestant, games player, gorilla, iron person, jock, jockey, muscle person, player, professional, shoulders, sport, sportsperson, superjock
Main Entry: beginner
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person unskilled in something

Synonyms:

abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, buckwheater, catechumen, colt, fish*, fledgling, greenhorn, greenie, initiate, learner, neophyte, new kid on the block, new person, newcomer, novice, novitiate, probationer, recruit, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro

Antonyms:

expert, old hand, professional, veteran
Main Entry: devotee
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ardent supporter; fan

Synonyms:

addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, believer, booster, buff, disciple, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, follower, groupie, habitué, junkie, lover, rooter, supporter, votarient, votary

Antonyms:

adversary, antagonist, enemy
Main Entry: fan
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person enthusiastic about an interest

Synonyms:

addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, buff, devotee, follower, freak*, groupie, habitué, hound, lover, rooter, supporter, votary, zealot
Main Entry: greenhorn
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inexperienced person

Synonyms:

amateur, apprentice, babe*, beginner, colt, hayseed, ingénue, learner, naif, neophyte, new hand, newcomer, novice, recruit, rube, simpleton, tenderfoot, tyro*, virgin

Antonyms:

expert, professional
Main Entry: incompetent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unskillful, unable

Synonyms:

amateur, amateurish, awkward, bungling, bush-league, clumsy, disqualified, floundering, helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insufficient, maladroit, not cut out for, not equal to, not have it, out to lunch, raw, unadapted, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, unhandy, uninitiated, unproficient, unqualified, unskilled, untrained, useless
Notes: incompetent means not qualified or showing lack of skill or aptitude; incontinent means lacking control over urination and defecation

Antonyms:

able, adept, capable, competent, dexterous, effective, efficient, experienced, expert, proficient, skillful
Main Entry: inexperienced
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unskilled, unfamiliar

Synonyms:

amateur, callow, fresh, green*, ignorant, immature, inept, inexpert, innocent, kid*, naive, new, prentice, raw*, rookie, rude, sophomoric, spring chicken, tenderfoot, unaccustomed, unacquainted, unconversant, undisciplined, unfamiliar with, unfledged, unpracticed, unschooled, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried, unused, unversed, unworldly, verdant, wet behind ears, young

Antonyms:

educated, experienced, expert, familiar, schooled, seasoned, skilled, trained, versed
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