In English it means a particular kind of amateur: one without commitment, a dabbler, whose knowledge is merely superficial. “Amateur” is also used in the same sense, although it has not entirely lost the meaning of one who engages in something for the love of it, and may be (and occasionally is) the equal of a professional.
In English it means a particular kind of amateur: one without commitment, a dabbler, whose knowledge is merely superficial. “Amateur” is also used in the same sense, although it has not entirely lost the meaning of one who engages in something for the love of it, and may be (and occasionally is) the equal of a professional.