hobbyist

noun

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.”

   “[Letters will not be answered if addressed] to a lady who is so busy with his own verses, or a scholar with a Greek scholium, or a hobbyist with his hobby, or any many with his own schemes and projects however good and important they may be, that he feels no interest in the concerns of others.”

   “The typical hobbyist – if there is such a creature – is usually a professional in a field that is oriented toward technology, according to [Alan P.] Hald. […] Most of the hobbyists are still involved with 8-bit machines, Hald said.”

   “In summary, you would have to be an expert, not a beginning hobbyist, at the outset to understand and apply much of the beekeeping information available on the Internet.”

2. (slang)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).”