hobbyist

noun

Definition of hobbyistnext
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 Diesel, an occasional hobbyist musician, seems to have spent some time actually recording whatever this is. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Models like this are also popular with hobbyists, AI researchers, and individual developers because they can be tinkered with on local hardware without per-token API fees. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Attendees range from commercial and wedding photographers to videographers, content creators, hobbyists, retirees, children and people who recently picked up their first camera. — Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 With the help of international astronomy professionals and hobbyists, the center tracked the errant upper stage for months, then gradually honed their assessments to identify potential impact locations. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Though beekeeping is associated with hobbyists, people can make profit from this line of work. — Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Repairing a pocket watch is intricate and complex, done only by hobbyists or experienced (and expensive) professionals. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 More plumbing the archives revealed early experiments and studies at NASA and the Air Force similar to what the hobbyists were using. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 For many, the age of social media has turned us into blurry-eyed, doom-scrolling hobbyists. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyist
  1. amateur
  2. tinkerer
Noun
  • The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur successfully defends her title, closing with a 6-under 64 for her fourth win in 14 professional events.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lydia Ko, the 2013 winner at Royal Mayfair as an amateur, was 2 under after a 69.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of amateur
Noun
  • When an experiment fails, the tinkerer does not collapse emotionally.
    — Lintao "LT" Lu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In the coming months, the company plans to add more functionality and self-serve features to allow a wider range of use cases and users, eventually reaching individual tinkerers.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of tinkerer

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“Hobbyist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyist. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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