hobbyist

[hob-ee-ist]

noun

1. a person who engages in a hobby, an interest or activity pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as one’s main occupation.

   The state’s 500 beekeepers range from hobbyists to mom-and-pop businesses to large commercial operations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hobbyist¹

hobby ¹ ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Because before they compete at weigh-offs, these hobbyists vie at auction for seeds with lineages of largeness.

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Fire Point’s original team of 18 was comprised of “complete amateurs” in weapons-making, including aviation hobbyists and civilians with engineering, tech and business backgrounds.

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Teddy, a hobbyist beekeeper, opens the film alarmed that now the bees have disappeared, too.

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Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.

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When such a show revolves around a person who is essentially a hobbyist with a massive platform, the animosity is especially biting.

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