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hobby

Definition

  • noun: an activity that a person does for pleasure when not working
  • noun: a small Old World falcon ('Falco subbuteo') that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast
  • noun: a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
  • synonyms: horse, fad, hobbyhorse

Examples

  • The camera is perfect for professionals as well as 'hobbyists'.

  • She collects stamps as a 'hobby'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the night of the alignment? Yes. - You said you were a lawyer? - Yes. And the study of clocks is a hobby? This is an obsession. Really my specialty. My practice centres around antiquities. But the origin of this clock completely eludes me. (..)
    2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider