Amateur has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australian Rod Laver is the only tennis player to win the Grand Slam twice — first as an amateur, and again as a professional in the Open Era, when previously amateur-only or professional-only tournaments went open to both amateurs and professionals. He also won the Pro Slam as a "Closed Era" professional, the year before the Open Era began. | |
| 2. | The point we must clarify here is that the lines between amateur and professional in sport are beginning to disappear. | |
| 3. | The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down. | |
| 4. | You are a professional, but I am an amateur. | |
| 5. | My uncle is an amateur cricket player. | |
| 6. | He is just an amateur. | |
| 7. | He is an amateur gardener, but his flowers are beautiful. | |
| 8. | His driving skill is very amateur. | |
| 9. | She gave an amateur performance on the piano. | |
| 10. | It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say. |