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hobbyist

  • /ˈhɒb.ɪ.ɪst/ UK
  • /ˈhɑb.i.ɪst/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

From hobby + -ist.

noun hobbyists

  1. A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby. This computer magazine is targeted at both professionals and hobbyists.
  2. slang A client in a girlfriend experience. In other words, a hobbyist wants to feel special, like he is the provider's boyfriend. This interest in extra-sexual experiences by men who frequent prostitutes is well known (Stein 41; Bernstein 126).

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noun person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby

Españolaficionado
Françaisamateur
DeutschBastler, Bastlerin, Hobbymensch, Hobby-Mensch, Hobbyist, Hobbyistin
Русскийлюбитель ljubitelʹ
العربيةهَاوٍ hāwin
עבריתחוֹבֵב ḥovév

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@misc{hobbyist_2026,
  title = {hobbyist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hobbyist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}