Amateur vs Mate - What's the difference?
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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.
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. (w, Boatswain's Mate), (w, Gunner's Mate), Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
(nautical) A first mate.
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate'', ''plumber's mate ); sometimes an apprentice.
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
* Milton
To match, fit together without space between.
To copulate.
To pair in order to raise offspring
To arrange in matched pairs.
To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
To marry; to match (a person).
* Shakespeare
To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
* Francis Bacon
* Shakespeare
To fit (objects) together without space between.
(aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
To confuse; to confound.
As a noun amateur
is .As a verb mate is
.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
* * ----mate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) ). More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)- I'm going to the pub with a few mates .
- He's my best mate .
- Excuse me, mate , have you got the time?
- ''I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate .
- Ye knew me once no mate / For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.
Synonyms
(checksyns) * fellow * friend * buddy * sir * partner * See alsoDerived terms
(Derived terms) * bedmate * bunkmate * cellmate * classmate * crewmate * flatmate * floormate * housemate * mateship * office mate * roommate * shipmate * teammate * tourmate * workmateVerb
- The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
- If she be mated with an equal husband.
- There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.
- I, / Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.
Synonyms
(checksyns) * couple * match * pairAntonyms
* (aerospace) demateDerived terms
* matingEtymology 2
From (etyl) verb maten, (etyl) mater, from (etyl) noun .Verb
- (Shakespeare)