Amateur

Amateur am·​a·​teur /ˈæmətər/ Adjective/Noun

Adjective

for enjoyment rather than money, not professional

“As a professional journalist who nonetheless champions a people’s internet, I am happy to compete against the thousands of amateur bloggers out there reporting and commenting on the same stories I do.”

– Douglas Ruskkoff (1961 -)

Noun

a hobbyist, someone who is not a paid professional

“Every artist was first an amateur.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)