Word: shamateurism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sha
ma
teur
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sm
Definition: The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.
Morphemes:
Affix: sham
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Trickery, hoaxing.
Affix: amateur
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: amō
Language: la
Decoded: amo
Meaning: I love
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.