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dilettante

/dɪləˈtɒnti/
noun
  1. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.

    Similar: amateur, dabbler

  2. (sometimes offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

Synonymsamateur, dabbler
Antonymsprofessional
adjective
  1. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

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