Hobby vs Amateur - What's the difference?
hobby | amateur |
As a proper noun hobby is . As a noun amateur is .
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hobby English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, .
The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).
Noun
( wikipedia hobby)
( hobbies)
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
Synonyms
* (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastime
Derived terms
* hobbyist
Related terms
* hobbyhorse
* hobelar/hobeler
Etymology 2
From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).
Noun
( hobbies)
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
* 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 323:
- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
Derived terms
* (African hobby), Falco cuvierii
* (Australian hobby), Falco longipennis
* (Eurasian hobby), Falco subbuteo
* (Oriental hobby), Falco severus
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amateur Noun
( en noun)
A lover (of) something.
* 2006 , John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine , University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
- he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
- She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Derived terms
* radio amateur
Synonyms
* dilettante
* bungler
Adjective
( en adjective)
Non-professional.
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
- amateur sports
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Derived terms
* amateur hour
* amateur night
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