Definition of shamateur in English:

shamateur

noun ˈʃamətəˈʃamətjʊə

derogatory

A sports player who makes money from sporting activities though classified as amateur.
〈贬〉（靠体育活动赚钱的）冒牌业余运动员
Example sentencesExamples
- But don't tell Fly the shamateurs're innocent.
- Maurie Plant, ‘Andy's bag man’ in the ‘shamateur’ days of athletics, is the BBC's trackside ‘athletes' liaison ’, despite being banned in Australia after attempting to subvert a drug test at a Norman-organised event.
- Yet that merely led to a glut of riders snidely referred to as ‘shamateurs’.
- It's a valuable business, and commercial fishers say the $2.4 billion legal fishing trade in Australia is becoming increasingly attractive to so-called ‘shamateurs‘.
- He's way better than all the other half-baked shamateurs who crop up in the canvas chairs during Davis Cup ties, but he's not going to win a major and it's not his fault.

Derivatives

shamateurism

noun

derogatory

Kiwi Brent Pope arrived here in 1991, well ahead of professionalism, but at that time the game - particularly in the Southern Hemisphere - had more to do with ‘shamateurism’ than any Corinthian ideal.
Example sentencesExamples
- The infamous ban on rugby league in the Armed Services, which only ended a decade or so ago, was part of union's ‘shamateurism’ past which included the banning of any player who had gone near a league pitch.
- Other sports retained amateurism and sometimes ‘shamateurism’ a lot longer.

Origin

Late 19th century: blend of sham and amateur.

Rhymes

amateur

Definition of shamateur in US English:

shamateur

noun

derogatory

A sports player who makes money from sports though classified as amateur.
〈贬〉（靠体育活动赚钱的）冒牌业余运动员
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a valuable business, and commercial fishers say the $2.4 billion legal fishing trade in Australia is becoming increasingly attractive to so-called ‘shamateurs‘.
- He's way better than all the other half-baked shamateurs who crop up in the canvas chairs during Davis Cup ties, but he's not going to win a major and it's not his fault.
- Yet that merely led to a glut of riders snidely referred to as ‘shamateurs’.
- Maurie Plant, ‘Andy's bag man’ in the ‘shamateur’ days of athletics, is the BBC's trackside ‘athletes' liaison ’, despite being banned in Australia after attempting to subvert a drug test at a Norman-organised event.
- But don't tell Fly the shamateurs're innocent.

Origin

Late 19th century: blend of sham and amateur.

词汇	shamateur
释义	Definition of shamateur in English: shamateur noun ˈʃamətəˈʃamətjʊə derogatory A sports player who makes money from sporting activities though classified as amateur. 〈贬〉（靠体育活动赚钱的）冒牌业余运动员 Example sentencesExamples But don't tell Fly the shamateurs're innocent. Maurie Plant, ‘Andy's bag man’ in the ‘shamateur’ days of athletics, is the BBC's trackside ‘athletes' liaison ’, despite being banned in Australia after attempting to subvert a drug test at a Norman-organised event. Yet that merely led to a glut of riders snidely referred to as ‘shamateurs’. It's a valuable business, and commercial fishers say the $2.4 billion legal fishing trade in Australia is becoming increasingly attractive to so-called ‘shamateurs‘. He's way better than all the other half-baked shamateurs who crop up in the canvas chairs during Davis Cup ties, but he's not going to win a major and it's not his fault. Derivatives shamateurism noun derogatory Kiwi Brent Pope arrived here in 1991, well ahead of professionalism, but at that time the game - particularly in the Southern Hemisphere - had more to do with ‘shamateurism’ than any Corinthian ideal. Example sentencesExamples The infamous ban on rugby league in the Armed Services, which only ended a decade or so ago, was part of union's ‘shamateurism’ past which included the banning of any player who had gone near a league pitch. Other sports retained amateurism and sometimes ‘shamateurism’ a lot longer. Origin Late 19th century: blend of sham and amateur. Rhymes amateur Definition of shamateur in US English: shamateur noun derogatory A sports player who makes money from sports though classified as amateur. 〈贬〉（靠体育活动赚钱的）冒牌业余运动员 Example sentencesExamples It's a valuable business, and commercial fishers say the $2.4 billion legal fishing trade in Australia is becoming increasingly attractive to so-called ‘shamateurs‘. He's way better than all the other half-baked shamateurs who crop up in the canvas chairs during Davis Cup ties, but he's not going to win a major and it's not his fault. Yet that merely led to a glut of riders snidely referred to as ‘shamateurs’. Maurie Plant, ‘Andy's bag man’ in the ‘shamateur’ days of athletics, is the BBC's trackside ‘athletes' liaison ’, despite being banned in Australia after attempting to subvert a drug test at a Norman-organised event. But don't tell Fly the shamateurs're innocent. Origin Late 19th century: blend of sham and amateur.
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