as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
he was never taken seriously as a comic book artist, with most illustrators regarding him as a mere trifler
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The 2025 international amateur signing period began Wednesday, and many teams have already finalized their acquisitions.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Daly went to the University of Arkansas on a golf scholarship, and qualified for the 1986 U.S. Open as an amateur.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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As the years went on, Underwood began to occasionally share a rare grid photo of her kids — but most of them would be via her Instagram Story; photos that would expire after 24 hours.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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But then, footage from her own surveillance cameras shows the kids deliberately taunting her, shaking their butts in her direction.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Head to the Ouray Ice Park, a free place for beginners and experienced climbers to play on the ice.—
Mindy Sink,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Now, Trump has four years of White House experience while Vance is a novice.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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Apart from Musk’s most loyal sycophants, the build was almost universally ridiculed as the work of a complete novice.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Trifler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifler. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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