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A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

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  1. n. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
  2. adj. engaged in as a pastime
  3. adj. lacking professional skill or expertise
  4. n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  5. n. an athlete who does not play for pay
  6. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
  7. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science asto music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, fromtaste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
  8. j:61/n:39 n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime n. an athlete who does not play for pay s. engaged in as a pastime