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amateur
1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from Fr.
amateur
"lover of," from O.Fr., from L.
amatorem
(nom.
amator
) "lover," from
amatus,
pp. of
amare
"to love" (see
Amy
). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to
professional
) is from 1786.
