as in amateur
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
her husband is an inveterate putterer, and their garage is full of half-finished projects he has worked on over the years
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Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Former Longhorns Dylan Fritelli and Brandon Stone, along with senior Christiaan Maas each became their nation’s top amateur ranking before signing with Texas.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rather than targeting end users, the company aims to empower developers, researchers, and tinkerers to create breakthrough humanoid applications without building full robots from scratch.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dedicated sports engineers and tinkerers alike continue to fine tune specialized skate designs.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Putterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putterer. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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