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shamateur

UK/ˈʃamət(j)ə/

shamateur noun: a sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

Noun

shamateur (plural shamateurs)

  1. A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

shamateur meaning in Tamil

shamateur in Tamil

பணநோக்கு ஆட்டக்காரர்

Forms of shamateur

pluralshamateurs

Origin of shamateur

From sham + amateur.

Words formed from shamateur

Questions about shamateur

What does shamateur mean?
Shamateur means a sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
What is shamateur in Tamil?
Shamateur in Tamil is பணநோக்கு ஆட்டக்காரர். See Shamateur meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shamateur?
Shamateur is a noun.
How do you pronounce shamateur?
Shamateur is pronounced /ˈʃamət(j)ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of shamateur?
The plural of shamateur is shamateurs.

Words near shamateur in the dictionary

  1. shamas
  2. shamash
  3. shamashes
  4. shamashim
  5. shamata
  6. shamateur
  7. shamateurism
  8. shamateurs
  9. Shamator
  10. shamba
  11. shamba boy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shamateur (page history and authors); shamateur (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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