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
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Recent Examples of hobbyist
With a price of around $170,000, the Switchblade is the most accessible vehicle for hobbyists and private pilots.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Popular Science recently spoke with Tom about his life-long love of cars, the Vacation movies, and his advice for other hobbyists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The property has a 1,600-square-foot garage/workshop equipped with power and water for the hobbyist or car collector, and a citrus grove with Satsuma mandarins, oranges, limes and lemons.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Most successful creators wind up using a mix of both, treating themselves less like hobbyists and more like one-person production studios.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the ubiquitous home improvement store is committed to teaching people how to build, fix and maintain, both at professional and hobbyist levels.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Donating items helps reduce waste while giving them a second life for shoppers, hobbyists, students, or families in need.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
This printer is designed for enthusiasts who want to experiment with multicolor projects, hobbyists who want a reliable machine that keeps up with complex designs, or professionals looking for affordable prototyping tools.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Popular Science recently spoke with Tom about his life-long love of cars, the Vacation movies, and his advice for other hobbyists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The property has a 1,600-square-foot garage/workshop equipped with power and water for the hobbyist or car collector, and a citrus grove with Satsuma mandarins, oranges, limes and lemons.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Most successful creators wind up using a mix of both, treating themselves less like hobbyists and more like one-person production studios.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the ubiquitous home improvement store is committed to teaching people how to build, fix and maintain, both at professional and hobbyist levels.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Donating items helps reduce waste while giving them a second life for shoppers, hobbyists, students, or families in need.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
This printer is designed for enthusiasts who want to experiment with multicolor projects, hobbyists who want a reliable machine that keeps up with complex designs, or professionals looking for affordable prototyping tools.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyist
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The International Padel Federation says the sport is played in more than 140 countries around the world, with about 30 million amateur players.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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But on a recent warm September morning, the rhythmic beat of jackhammers crushing concrete with steel and the hissing flow of rush hour traffic greeted a group of amateur ornithologists.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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The tinkerer was a socialite and widow named Josephine Cochrane.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His uncle Leo, a naval engineer, noticed that his nephew was a budding tinkerer and gave him a Kodak photo-chemistry set for his sixth birthday.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hobbyist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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