Collocations for amateur - noun
1. sb who does sport, etc. for pleasure, not money
ADJ.
competent, gifted, talented, top | enthusiastic, keen | gentleman
International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.
International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.
2. sb who is not very good at sth
ADJ.
rank, real
The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.
The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.