A person who does not seek financial gain from the teaching or performing of dancing.

1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," agent noun from amatus, past participle of a [..]

person who studies and works at an activity or interest without financial benefit or being formally trained in it.

Amateurs or amateur golfers in golf play for pleasure, so they don't earn their keep as golfplayer. They are not even allowed to accept money for any activity, so nor for tournament winnings, neither for teaching golf sports. As a result it is the direct opposite to professional players who do so.

engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers" [..]

A golfer who plays without monetary compensation. ANGLE OF APPROACH

A golfer who is not paid for playing.

a player who plays competitively, but not for money.

A golfer who plays without monetary compensation.

A golfer who plays without monetary compensation.

some who plays games or takes part in something without being paid because he likes doing it

adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.

A player who has not competed for prize money - as opposed to professional.

A golfer who plays without monetary compensation. E.g. Shane Lowry won the 2009 '3 Irish Open' as an Amateur, but could not claim the prize money.

A term used in cataloging moving images to indicate the form of a work created for private rather than commercial viewing, for example, a "home movie" made by someone not professionally asso [..]

To dream of seeing an amateur actor on the stage, denotes that you will see your hopes pleasantly and satisfactorily fulfilled. If they play a tragedy, evil will be disseminated through your happiness. If there is an indistinctness or distorted images in the dream, you are likely to meet with quick and decided defeat in some enterprise apart from y [..]

(n) someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime(n) an athlete who does not play for pay(adj) engaged in as a pastime(adj) lacking professional skill or expertise

   One who performs something such as music for the love of doing it as opposed to performing it professionally for money or other remuneration.

A person whose principal means of livelihood is not obtained from musical services in the particular discipline in which he or she is competing.

The Y.R.A. has always refused to adopt any definition of an amateur, on the ground that in British yacht racing no such definition is required. The only official declaration by the Y.R.A. on the subje [..]

One who trains dawgs for the shear pleasure of it.

Usually a term to distinguish between Professionals - whose sport/activity is their main 'job' (what they do to earn a living) and those who take part but don't earn money as their sole means of income - this latter group are the Amateurs.

An amateur, from French amateur "lover of", is generally considered a person who pursues a particular activity or field of study independently from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits [..]

An amateur is a person who pursues an activity or field of study independently from their source of income. Amateur or The Amateur may also refer to: The Amateur (1981 film), a 1981 Canadian crime/th [..]