Amateur vs Folkstyle - What's the difference?
amateur | folkstyle |
A lover (of) something.
* 2006 , John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine , University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
Non-professional.
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
(US, sports) Being a style of amateur wrestling practised at collegiate and university level in the United States; the ultimate goal is to pin the opponent to the mat, and the legs can be used in offense and defense.
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 3, author=The Associated Press, title=A U.S. College Wrestler Sees a World of Possibility, work=New York Times
, passage=But there are differences in the scoring and technique between the folkstyle wrestling in college, and the freestyle at the Olympics and the world championships. }}
As a noun amateur
is .As an adjective folkstyle is
(us|sports) being a style of amateur wrestling practised at collegiate and university level in the united states; the ultimate goal is to pin the opponent to the mat, and the legs can be used in offense and defense.amateur
English
(wikipedia amateur)Noun
(en noun)- he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
- She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Derived terms
* radio amateurSynonyms
* dilettante * bunglerAdjective
(en adjective)- amateur sports
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Derived terms
* amateur hour * amateur nightExternal links
* * ----folkstyle
English
Adjective
(-) (wikipedia folkstyle)citation
