hobbyist

As nouns the difference between hobbyist and lobbyist

is that hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby while lobbyist is a person remunerated to persuade (to lobby) politicians to vote in a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hobbyist

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby.

As nouns the difference between hobbyist and nonhobbyist

is that hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby while nonhobbyist is one who is not a hobbyist.

As nouns the difference between hobbyist and sideliner

is that hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby while sideliner is one who stays on the sidelines; a spectator or nonparticipant.

Prosumer is a synonym of hobbyist.

As nouns the difference between hobbyist and prosumer

is that hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby while prosumer is a person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of producer and consumer.

As an adjective prosumer is

targeted at serious, enthusiastic consumers, incorporating professional features but often modified for non-professional use.

As nouns the difference between hobbyist and biopunk

is that hobbyist is a person who is interested in a subject or an activity as a hobby while biopunk is (countable|hobbies) a hobbyist who experiments with dna and other aspects of geneticskatz, js: "roses are black, violets are green", new scientist'', 6 january, 1990katz, js: "that which is not forbidden is mandatory", biotech educ , 4(1), 1990.