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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.

Etymology

Origin of hobbyist

hobby 1 ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

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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

Today, its pistols, shotguns and other weaponry are used by militaries and hobbyists around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Heir to a construction fortune and hobbyist jet pilot Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election, regardless of the result.

From Barron's

Security researchers agree that the product wasn’t built for hobbyists.

From The Wall Street Journal

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