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
In addition, its luxury pricing will turn off many hobbyists and content creators who are scrabbling to make ends meet.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
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Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
But most such fishers in Destin are hobbyists.
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Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Many high-end retirement communities create small-scale paradises with activities all day for hobbyists, lifelong learners, and social butterflies.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This is Google’s solution for hobbyists who want to make their own apps and share them with a small group.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
So why are the politicians going for the hobbyists?
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Even hobbyists benefit from Dayton's aviation heritage Even the miniature aircraft that can be seen tracing patterns through the sky before landing at the Dayton Wingmasters' airfield at the rear of the Wegerzyn Gardens park in Dayton have benefited from the area's aviation innovation.
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Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
But most such fishers in Destin are hobbyists.
—
Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Many high-end retirement communities create small-scale paradises with activities all day for hobbyists, lifelong learners, and social butterflies.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This is Google’s solution for hobbyists who want to make their own apps and share them with a small group.
—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
So why are the politicians going for the hobbyists?
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Even hobbyists benefit from Dayton's aviation heritage Even the miniature aircraft that can be seen tracing patterns through the sky before landing at the Dayton Wingmasters' airfield at the rear of the Wegerzyn Gardens park in Dayton have benefited from the area's aviation innovation.
—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyists
Noun
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The Montauk surfing scene took off in the 1960s, when pros and amateurs descended on the area for what are said to be the best waves on the East Coast and became part of the landscape.
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Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major-league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Noun
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The 19th-century patent system rewarded tinkerers; corporate labs scaled systematic research; wartime partnerships mobilized national resources; and venture capital democratized risk-taking.
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Unlike her earlier Fame Monster remixes, which served utilitarian club fodder to capitalize on her debut, Dawn delightfully surrendered its source material to a wise cast of pop, rap, and dance tinkerers like Ashnikko and Dorian Electra.
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“Hobbyists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyists. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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