Tom is a model railroad hobbyist.
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Hobbyist
//ˈhɒb.ɪ.ɪst//
Synonyms for "hobbyist" (24 found)
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Related words (12)
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5 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 11 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- هَاوٍ noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Burmese
1 entries- ဝါသနာရှင် noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Finnish
1 entries- harrastaja noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
French
1 entries- amateur noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
German
4 entries- Bastler noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- Bastlerin noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- Hobby-Mensch noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- Hobbyist noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Hebrew
1 entries- חוֹבֵב noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Hungarian
2 entries- hobbiista noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- műkedvelő noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Polish
2 entries- amator noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- amatorka noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Russian
1 entries- любитель noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- hobistica noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- hòbist noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
- хо̀бист noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Spanish
1 entries- aficionado noun (person interested in an activity or subject as a hobby)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom calls himself a hobbyist.
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Sellotape is a useful tool for every arts and crafts hobbyist.
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He calls himself a hobbyist.
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