German-English translations for dilettant

• dilettante
  We must say 'no' to the passive and dilettante attitude of governments that are making life easy for the pirates. Wir sind gegen die passive und dilettantische Haltung einiger Regierungen, die den Piraten lediglich das Leben erleichtert.
• amateur
  The contest is only open to amateurs.
  The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
  amateur sports
• botcher
• bumbler
• bungler
• dabbler
  Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing: she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication.
• fumbler
• nonprofessional

Related words

• Dilettantin
• dilettantisch
• Dilettantismus
• dilettantenhaft