hobbyist
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːbiɪst/
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aficionado
- Many hobbyists enjoy crafting their own furniture during the weekends.
- hobbyist artists
- hobbyist groups
Not just average or a hobbyist or whatever.
- Not just average or a hobbyist or whatever.
- It was speculation by hobbyists on stocks.
- So what I loved was we were a ragtag group of enthusiasts, you know, like hobbyists.
- Yeah, and hobbyists, but like not even hobbyists with big dreams, like and a hobbyist with a dream to trick like a jury.
Examples
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I would spend all of my time after school on reef Aquarium forums talking to other hobbyists about keeping fish and coral live.
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My assumption is that most users will be hobbyists, tinkerers, designers, and kids.
Blog text (17) -
We are actually just hobbyist makers.
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So I started talking to people, looking on Google Scholar, finding drone hobbyist communities.
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Jazz realized she was still an amateur, a hobbyist who had had no one to guide her.
Fiction book (1990) -
I am, by disposition, a hobbyist.
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Yesterday's hobbyist movement has now gone mainstream.
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Mainly just hobbyists get together, have competitions, that sort of thing.
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There's a lot more people who are hobbyists than when I started.
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Inexpensive commercial autopilots expanded the field to include the commercial, private, and hobbyist sectors.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A person who does an activity like a sport or hobby for pleasure, not as a job
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3.4
A person who is very interested and excited about a hobby or subject
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7.4
A person who loves and cares for a specific animal or thing as a hobby
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5.5
A person who takes part in sports or outdoor activities for enjoyment
A person who loves an activity very much and spends a lot of time on it
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Etymology
The word hobbyist comes from hobby, which came from hobbyhorse, a small toy or pony used for fun and later used to mean a 'favorite pastime'. The ending -ist is like in artist and means 'a person who does something', so a hobbyist is someone who does an activity for pleasure, not as a job.