amator

amator m (Hebrew spelling אמאטור)

1. amateur

From amō (“love”, verb) +‎ -tor (agent suffix).

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amātor m (genitive amātōris, feminine amātrīx); third declension

1. A lover (male).

Third-declension noun.

• amō

amātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amō

• “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor. First attested in 1728.

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɔr/

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• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor

amator m pers (female equivalent amatorka)

1. amateur, dilettante, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity without pay)

   Synonyms: dyletant, hobbysta, laik, profan

   Antonyms: profesjonalista, weteran, hobbysta, zawodowiec

2. amateur, hobbyist (someone engaged in an activity for their own pleasure)

   Synonyms: miłośnik, zapaleniec

3. person interested in purchasing something

• “amator”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego , 2022

• amator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 29

Borrowed from French amateur.

amator m (plural amatori, feminine equivalent amatoare)

1. amateur