as in amateur
being such only for recreation
just a bunch of avocational rockers who get together in a garage on weekends
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Recent Examples of avocational
Bartell, an avocational drummer and former public defender, had never owned or operated a concert venue before.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Club’s motto, ‘Weaving spiders, come not here,’ conveys the Club’s character and purpose as a social, avocational organization.
—Wire Services, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
Scott Brady, an avocational archaeologist with the Friends of the State Archeologist (FOSA) will discuss archaeology and the history of the Pitkin Glass Works.
—Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022
Grandma, who’s something of a healer and avocational witchbuster—Ms.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
Further evidence for the connection between art and sound came from Steven J. Waller, a biochemist and avocational archaeologist from California.
—Douglas Starr, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2012
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Club’s motto, ‘Weaving spiders, come not here,’ conveys the Club’s character and purpose as a social, avocational organization.
—Wire Services, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
Scott Brady, an avocational archaeologist with the Friends of the State Archeologist (FOSA) will discuss archaeology and the history of the Pitkin Glass Works.
—Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022
Grandma, who’s something of a healer and avocational witchbuster—Ms.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
Further evidence for the connection between art and sound came from Steven J. Waller, a biochemist and avocational archaeologist from California.
—Douglas Starr, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avocational
amateur
Adjective
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Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 amateur draft is held virtually and limited to five rounds.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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At its core, a musical note is a repeating vibration, says Mark van Raamsdonk, a physics professor at the University of British Columbia and an amateur jazz musician.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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“Avocational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avocational. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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