12
amateur(noun, adjective, person, ability, unqualified)
8
dilettante(noun, adjective, person, ability, amateur)
6
lay(verb, adjective, unqualified, untrained, amateur)
6
dabbler(noun, person, ability, layperson)
6
layman(noun, amateur, layperson)
4
dilettantish(adjective, ability, professional, amateurish)
4
novice(noun, adjective, amateur)
4
tyro(noun, layperson)
4
unprofessional(adjective, ability, amateur)
4
unskilled(adjective, ability, amateur)
3
apprentice(noun, amateur)
3
beginner(noun, amateur)
3
inexpert(adjective, unqualified, inexperienced, untrained, amateur)
3
neophyte(noun, amateur)
3
smatterer(noun, person, ability, amateur)
2
amateurish(adjective, ability)
2
greenhorn(noun, amateur)
2
incompetent(adjective, amateur)
2
inexperienced(adjective, amateur)
2
layperson(noun, hopeful, profession, follower, recruit)
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