amateur career

collocation in English

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amateur
adjective
uk
/ˈæm.ə.tər/us
/ˈæm.ə.tʃɚ/
taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as ...
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career
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/us
/kəˈrɪr/
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn ...
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(Definition ofamateurandcareerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hisamateurcareerwas halted by a motorcycle accident in his junior year of high school.
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This after never winning the expert class at a national in during hisamateurcareer.
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He has stated he didn't have much of anamateurcareer, coming on and off the sport for two years.
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After hisamateurcareerhe turned professional and worked with an ice show for four years.
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He finished hisamateurcareerwith a record of 44 wins and three losses.
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She started playing golf at age 9, and had a successfulamateurcareerbefore turning professional.
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In his youngamateurcareerhe started with a record of 35-10.
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After hisamateurcareer, he was a professional rider from 1956 to 1965.
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Heramateurcareerended when she explored the possibilities of turning professional.
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He experienced 38 matches during hisamateurcareer; winning 28 (15 by knockout) and losing 10.
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In 1946, he began anamateurcareerthat saw him win 90 out of 110 bouts.
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He finished hisamateurcareerwith a record of 30-6.
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At the end of hisamateurcareerhe had a record of 120 wins and 1 loss.
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Hisamateurcareerproduced a record of 56 wins with 6 losses.
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He began hisamateurcareerat the age of 17 first as a light heavyweight and then moving up to the heavyweight division.
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He had a longamateurcareerwith 139 wins before turning professional in 2000, amassing 16 wins before his first loss.
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His globetrotting allowed him to compete in over 200 tournaments across three continents during hisamateurcareer.
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He has enjoyed a highly successfulamateurcareer.
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She studied marketing and management and had a longamateurcareeras a junior and an adult before turning professional at the age of 26.
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In hisamateurcareerhe had an 83-14 record.
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