Synonyms of hobbyist

hobbyist

noun

as in amateur

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession

a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• tinkerer
• layman
• dabbler
• enthusiast
• nonexpert
• potterer
• nonprofessional
• dilettante
• fan
• putterer
• generalist
• jack-of-all-trades
• devotee
• aficionado
• all-rounder
• general practitioner
• buff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expert
• specialist
• authority
• professional
• pro

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hobbyist

Anyone who has seen enough war movies is probably familiar with mine detectors, which are basically a military variant of a hobbyist's metal detector. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

While Heritage and other elite auction houses showcase cards and accept bids online and in-person, hobbyist websites, such as Vintage Non-Sports, Blowout Cards and Fanatics Collect, are doing a brisk auction business. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

The best jigsaw puzzles are the ones that challenge hobbyists and are worth framing when they’re done. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Submissions soon began pouring in from around the world, including everyone from career number theorists to hobbyists who may have had to look up what a Galois group was, with work powered by everything from AI to stubborn human brainpower. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Jenny Hughes is a serial hobbyist, plant parent, and actual parent to an 11-month-old. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 16 Sep. 2026

Diesel, an occasional hobbyist musician, seems to have spent some time actually recording whatever this is. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Although cathode-ray tubes replaced electromechanical televisions in the 1940s, hobbyists have continued to build them and even improve on the original technology. — James Brown, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2026

Models like this are also popular with hobbyists, AI researchers, and individual developers because they can be tinkered with on local hardware without per-token API fees. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026