"amateur" meaning in French

See amateur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /a.ma.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-amateur.ogg Forms: amateur [feminine], amateure [feminine], amatrice [feminine], amateurs [masculine, plural], amateurs [feminine, plural], amateures [feminine, plural], amatrices [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Compare Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|amātor|amātōrem|lover}} Borrowed from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), {{cog|fro|ameor}} Old French ameor Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=#|f2=e|f3=+}} amateur (feminine amateur or amateure or amatrice, masculine plural amateurs, feminine plural amateurs or amateures or amatrices)
  1. amateur, amateurish
    Sense id: en-amateur-fr-adj-Xh45F~FT

Noun

IPA: /a.ma.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-amateur.ogg Forms: amateurs [plural], amatrice [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amō (“to love”). Compare Old French ameor, which was inherited from the same source but disappeared by the 15th century. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|amātor|amātōrem|lover}} Borrowed from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), {{cog|fro|ameor}} Old French ameor Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} amateur m (plural amateurs, feminine amatrice)
  1. lover of something Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amateur-fr-noun-R9CMSGIu
  2. amateur; hobbyist Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amateur-fr-noun-j54SIBei Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 50

Inflected forms

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