amateur vs athlete
athlete vs amateuramateur and athlete both are nouns.
amateur is an adjective but athlete is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amateur | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| athlete | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
athlete is a hypernym of
amateur; that is, athlete is a
word with a broader meaning than amateur:
- amateur: an athlete who does not play for pay
- athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
Other hypernyms of amateur include
jock.
| amateur (noun) | athlete (noun) |
|---|---|
| someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime | a person trained to compete in sports |
| an athlete who does not play for pay |
| amateur (adjective) | athlete (adjective) |
|---|---|
| engaged in as a pastime | |
| lacking professional skill or expertise |
Words related to "amateur"
Words related to "athlete"
- Babe Didrikson
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Babe Zaharias
- Bob Mathias
- Dick Fosbury
- Didrikson
- Fosbury
- James Cleveland Owens
- James Francis Thorpe
- Jesse Owens
- Jim Thorpe
- Mathias
- Mildred Ella Didrikson
- Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias
- Olympian
- Owens
- Richard D. Fosbury
- Robert Bruce Mathias
- Thorpe
- Zaharias
- acrobat
- amateur
- athletic
- ball hawk
- ballplayer
- baseball player
- basketball player
- basketeer
- cager
- climber
- contestant
- cricketer
- football player
- footballer
- goalie
- goalkeeper
- goaltender
- gymnast
- hockey player
- hooker
- hurdler
- ice-hockey player
- jock
- jumper
- lacrosse player
- letterman
- lifter
- netkeeper
- netminder
- pentathlete
- pole jumper
- pole vaulter
- pro
- professional
- reserve
- runner
- second-stringer
- sharpshooter
- shot putter
- skater
- skier
- sledder
- soccer player
- sport
- striker
- substitute
- swimmer
- swinger
- tennis player
- vaulter
- weightlifter
- winger
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