Amateur
Amateur noun - A person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
Usage example: an amateur photographer who has won a number of photo contests
Pro
Both words in one sentence
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Rule of Sexy: Many reviewers, both pro and amateur, have noted how improbable and out-of-place Paul and Marcy's sudden tryst seemed.
Source: Film / Cabin Fever -
In a case of Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking, when Channel 4 hosted a poker tournament between pro and amateur players, the pros said they struggled with the amateur players, having got so used to the tells of their fellow pros.
Source: Achievements in Ignorance -
Himeko once participated in a TV show pitting two pro or amateur comedians against each other in an "all-out tsukkomi clash", delivering line after line of loud comedic reactions to see who was the superior tsukkomi.
Source: Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
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Pro or Amateur. 2016. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/pro.
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