Meanings
nounradio amateur (plural radio amateurs)
plural radio amateurs
- A licensed person who practises radiocommunication on specially designated frequency bands as a hobby.
Synonyms: amateur radio operator, ham, radio ham
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA licensed person who practises radiocommunication on specially designated frequency bands as a hobby.
Translations
Dutch radioamateur
- radioamateurperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Esperanto radioamatoro
- radioamatoroperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Finnish radioamatööri
- radioamatööriperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
French radioamateur, radioamatrice
- radioamateurperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
- radioamatriceperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
German Funkamateur, Amateurfunker
- Funkamateurperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
- Amateurfunkerperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
- Funkamateurinperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
- Amateurfunkerinperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Greek ραδιοερασιτέχνης
- ραδιοερασιτέχνης (radioerasitéchnis)person who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Hungarian rádióamatőr
- rádióamatőrperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Indonesian amatir radio
- amatir radioperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Polish radioamator
- radioamatorperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Portuguese radioamador
- radioamadorperson who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Russian радиолюби́тель
- радиолюби́тель (radioljubítelʹ)person who practises the hobby of amateur radio
Cite this entry
APA
radio amateur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20amateur
MLA
“radio amateur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20amateur. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radio amateur,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20amateur.
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