shamateur
shamateur · shamateurs
Scheinamateur, Scheinamateurin, Staatsamateur, Staatsamateurin
A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing,…A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
/ˈʃamət(j)ə/
Meaning
1 sensesA sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
Scheinamateur, Scheinamateurin, Staatsamateur
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
shamateur:
Origin
From sham + amateur.From sham + amateur.
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Forms
plural: shamateurs| Singular | shamateur |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshamateurism