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hobbyists

hobbyists is the plural of hobbyist.

Meaning of hobbyist

Noun

hobbyist (plural 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, sex work) 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).2016, Jeffrey R. Young, Commodification of Sexual Labor: The Contribution of Internet Communities to Prostitution Reform, Universal-Publishers, →ISBN, page 158

Questions about hobbyists

What is hobbyists the plural of?
Hobbyists is the plural of hobbyist.

Words near hobbyists in the dictionary

  1. hobbyhorsically
  2. hobbyism
  3. hobbyisms
  4. hobbyist
  5. hobbyistic
  6. hobbyists
  7. hobbyless
  8. hobbylike
  9. Hobbys
  10. Hobbys Yards
  11. hobday

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