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Shamateur vs Shamateurism - What's the difference?

shamateur | shamateurism |

As nouns the difference between shamateur and shamateurism

is that shamateur is a sportsman who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional while shamateurism is the fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.

shamateur

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sportsman who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

    • Derived terms

    *shamateurism

    shamateurism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.