[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.Compare professional .", "an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.Synonyms: nonprofessional", "a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity:Hunting lions is not for amateurs.Synonyms: novice , tyro , dilettante", "a person who admires something; devotee; fan:an amateur of the cinema."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional:an amateur painter; amateur tennis."]}]