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Hobbyist

//ˈhɒb.ɪ.ɪst// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure wordnet
  3. 3
    A client in a girlfriend experience. slang

    "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)."

Etymology

From hobby + -ist.

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