amateur

Is amateur masculine or feminine?

l'amateur
/lamatœʁ/masculinelover of something

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -teur are usually masculine.
The suffix names a person or thing that performs an action.
95.8% of -teur nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -teur too, but they are feminine.

lahauteurlapuanteurlalenteurlapesanteurl'apesanteur

In context

  • Mon oncle est un joueur de cricket amateur.

    My uncle is an amateur cricket player.

  • Tu es désormais vraiment devenu amateur de Noires.

    You've really turned black now.

  • Tu es désormais vraiment devenu amateur de Noirs.

    You've really turned black now.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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