as in amateurs
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 hobbyists
Designing, assembling, and programming these bots requires significant time and effort, with students and hobbyists dedicating much of their summer and the full competition season to perfecting their creations.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
With 80% of its team composed of engineers and 20% of revenue reinvested into R&D, the company’s relentless innovation has helped thousands of creators – from hobbyists to educators to small business owner – turn complex ideas into tangible results.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
For many hobbyists, the excitement — and gamble — of ripping packs is the best thing about the collecting experience.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The lower level of the five-bedroom, nine-bath residence is dedicated to hobbyists, whether that means putting on your favorite film in the plush home theater or pouring a glass of wine from one of the labels in the 800-bottle cellar.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The platform, popular with tech hobbyists for powering DIY computing projects, is set to become part of Qualcomm's business, but its unique brand will remain for its own products.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
For decades, Popular Science has highlighted the work of hobbyists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
With 80% of its team composed of engineers and 20% of revenue reinvested into R&D, the company’s relentless innovation has helped thousands of creators – from hobbyists to educators to small business owner – turn complex ideas into tangible results.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
For many hobbyists, the excitement — and gamble — of ripping packs is the best thing about the collecting experience.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The lower level of the five-bedroom, nine-bath residence is dedicated to hobbyists, whether that means putting on your favorite film in the plush home theater or pouring a glass of wine from one of the labels in the 800-bottle cellar.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The platform, popular with tech hobbyists for powering DIY computing projects, is set to become part of Qualcomm's business, but its unique brand will remain for its own products.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
For decades, Popular Science has highlighted the work of hobbyists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyists
Noun
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The Padres’ first move of the offseason will flesh out the club’s current crop of international amateurs.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Composite sticks, made of carbon fiber and other lightweight advanced materials, are now far more popular and preferred by both amateurs and professionals.—
Joseph Hostetler,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This Space Cowboys vibe makes sense because this tech boom looks less like the last one — social apps powered by subway ads and nap pods — than the 1980s PC revolution, powered by tinkerers with motherboards and soldering irons.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hobbyists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyists. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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