17 entries under amateur topic. ×

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neophyte(noun, person, start, hopeful, follower)
25
beginner(noun, person, start, hopeful, something)
22
amateur(noun, adjective, hopeful, something)
20
greenhorn(noun, person, start, something)
19
apprentice(noun, hopeful, something, recruit)
19
initiate(noun, person, start, learner)
7
layman
6
nonprofessional(noun, adjective)
5
inexperienced(adjective, unfamiliar, inexpert, untaught)
3
dilettante
3
unskilled(adjective, unfamiliar, inexperienced, inexpert)
2
incompetent
2
lay
2
primitive
2
unprofessional
0
smatterer
0
uninitiate
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