Any non-pro rider. An Amateur rider may not compete for a cash award.
a scene containing at least one legitimate amateur actor, i.e. someone who has never done adult films for money.
lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
a jockey that has not turned professional
an exhibitor who does not engage in any activity which is deemed to be professional
an unpaid member of a privileged class while a professional is a paid member of an underprivileged class sports played and promoted are defined by powerful groups for money (e
someone taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job
Opposite of professional, one who does not receive monetary remuneration from the game
Like in sports, amateur porn features individuals who are not professional porn stars. It features ordinary individuals partaking in every day sexual acts. Girl/boy next door, wives/husbands, girlfriends/boyfriends. Sometimes real amateurs but quite often professional models just pretending.
someone who is inexperienced
in chess, someone who plays only for money (cf. Professional).
A person who does not receive compensation for training and handlingdogsfor and in field trials and hunting testsAlso see professional
One who is not a professional.
Works created for private, not commercial use, such as home movies, designed to be shown primarily to family and friends, placed on personal Web sites, and usually made by people not professionally connected with the film/video industry.
In competitive sports, it's the difference between making the big bucks, and not.
Amateur rider. On racecards their names are prefixed by Mr, Mrs, Captain, etc, to indicate their amateur status.
The word amateur has at least two connotations. In the first, more widely used manner, it means someone performing some task without pay, in contrast to a "professional" who is paid for the same task. In this sense, labeling someone an "amateur" can have a negative connotation.