Amateurism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amateurism \Am"a*teur*ism\, n.
     The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  amateurism
       n : the conviction that people should participate in sports as a
           hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money