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)