Hyphenation of amateur

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word amateur? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

am-a-teur

Definitions of amateur:

1.	Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
2.	An athlete who does not play for pay
3.	Engaged in as a pastime An amateur painter Gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals Recreational golfers Reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating Unpaid extras in the documentary
4.	Lacking professional skill or expertise A very amateurish job Inexpert but conscientious efforts An unskilled painting

Synonyms of amateur:

adj	recreational, unpaid, nonprofessional
adj	amateurish, inexpert, unskilled, unprofessional
noun	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun	athlete, jock

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.