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shamateur

noun
/ˈʃamət(j)ə/UK

Etymology

From sham + amateur.

  1. derived from amātor
  2. borrowed from amateur
  3. compounded as shamateur — “sham + amateur”

Definitions

  1. A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or…

    A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA