amatoro

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish amator and Italian amatore, both from Latin amātor (“male lover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amaˈtoro]

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧to‧ro

Noun

amatoro (accusative singular amatoron, plural amatoroj, accusative plural amatorojn)

1. amateur

   Synonyms: diletanto, nemetiisto

   • Claude Piron, Gerda malaperis, Ĉapitro 25,

     Sincere, vi povas danki Dion, ke nur amatoroj planis kaj realigis tiun aferon.

     Really, you can thank God that the people who planned and carried this out were only amateurs.

Derived terms

• amatora (“amateur”, adjective)
• amatoreca (“amateurish”)