hobbyist

American  

[hob-ee-ist] / ˈhɒb i ɪst /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of hobbyist

hobby ¹ ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is the scion of a construction dynasty and a hobbyist jet pilot, but championed Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis and styles himself as a man of the people.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

These hobbyist number crunchers might actually be reaching Tinseltown power brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The advent of a popular open-source project that lets users create personal AI agents is lifting shares of a company making hobbyist computers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

She calls herself a hobbyist, but she’s good.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Related Words

• connoisseur