amateur

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amateur /ˈamətə, -tʃə, -tjʊə, ˌaməˈtəː/

▶noun

• 1 a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.

• 2 a person considered inept at a particular activity.

▶adjective

• 1 non-professional.

• 2 inept or unskilful.

– derivatives
amateurism noun.

– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital. amatore, from L. amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.