{
    "term": "amateur",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an amateur photographer"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "done for pleasure, not as a job",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "amateur athletics"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not done or made well or with skill",
            "labels": "(usually disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæmətə(r)//ˈæmətʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "am/amateur/amateur__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæmətər//ˈæmətʃər/",
                "audio": "am/amateur/amateur__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}