# amateurism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #90,129

## Definitions
1. Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
2. The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.

## Etymology
From amateur + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amateurism