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
Group of beginners, hobbyists and professionals who like to take and share photos.
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
Buyers include families, hobbyists, schools, and event organizers — people willing to pay for novelty, experimentation, or early access.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
But independent local needlepoint shops — LNS, as in-the-know hobbyists call them — are still few and far between.
—Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The company operates three leisure travel tour brands, including EF Go Ahead Tours, EF Ultimate Break, and EF Adventures that supports all ages of travelers and numerous travel styles from foodies to hobbyists to more active travelers.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This does include special plates, however there are a few plates which are exempt, such as antique, collector (not collector special), ex-prisoner of war (if issued with no registration fee), historic military, hobbyist and Medal of Honor.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Because of the fledgling nature of America’s domestic drone industry, the ban is likely to throttle the overall availability of cheap, cutting-edge drones and spike prices for American hobbyists, consumers and businesses in the next few years.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
View gallery - 4 images A British hobbyist has applied multicopter drone thinking to radically simplify the steering and powertrain of his high-performance radio-control car – and absolutely demolished the world top speed record in the process.
—Loz Blain
january 15, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026
The call for proposals is open to both professional artists and hobbyists living in Cass, Clay, Douglas, Jackson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Platte and Wyandotte counties.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
Buyers include families, hobbyists, schools, and event organizers — people willing to pay for novelty, experimentation, or early access.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
But independent local needlepoint shops — LNS, as in-the-know hobbyists call them — are still few and far between.
—Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The company operates three leisure travel tour brands, including EF Go Ahead Tours, EF Ultimate Break, and EF Adventures that supports all ages of travelers and numerous travel styles from foodies to hobbyists to more active travelers.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This does include special plates, however there are a few plates which are exempt, such as antique, collector (not collector special), ex-prisoner of war (if issued with no registration fee), historic military, hobbyist and Medal of Honor.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Because of the fledgling nature of America’s domestic drone industry, the ban is likely to throttle the overall availability of cheap, cutting-edge drones and spike prices for American hobbyists, consumers and businesses in the next few years.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
View gallery - 4 images A British hobbyist has applied multicopter drone thinking to radically simplify the steering and powertrain of his high-performance radio-control car – and absolutely demolished the world top speed record in the process.
—Loz Blain
january 15, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026
The call for proposals is open to both professional artists and hobbyists living in Cass, Clay, Douglas, Jackson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Platte and Wyandotte counties.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyist
Noun
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Only amateurs, another agent told me, would try to cut corners by using AI photos.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Aside from the New York Giants’ capitalizing on John Harbaugh’s sudden availability, the most memorable parts of this period will be owners behaving like amateurs in public and then defaulting to their callow and superficial hiring practices.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rather than targeting end users, the company aims to empower developers, researchers, and tinkerers to create breakthrough humanoid applications without building full robots from scratch.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dedicated sports engineers and tinkerers alike continue to fine tune specialized skate designs.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Hobbyist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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