hobbyist
Americannoun
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a person who engages in a hobby, an interest or activity pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as one’s main occupation.
The state’s 500 beekeepers range from hobbyists to mom-and-pop businesses to large commercial operations.
Etymology
Origin of hobbyist
Example Sentences
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These hobbyist number crunchers might actually be reaching Tinseltown power brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Heir to a construction fortune and hobbyist jet pilot Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election, regardless of the result.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Raspberry Pi, a maker of specialist and hobbyist computers, warned Tuesday that the memory-chip price surge will hit profits this year.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026
Often times, these home-built planes are assembled in home garages for anywhere between $10,000 to $100,000 depending on the types of aircraft a hobbyist wants to fly, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025
She calls herself a hobbyist, but she’s good.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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