semipro
4.4
An activity that is not fully professional but has people who get paid
- adjective
- /ˈsɛmɪˌproʊ/
- Informal
:
semiprofesional
- The city supports several semipro baseball teams that attract enthusiastic fans.
Examples
-
Many semipro musicians perform at local venues while working other jobs.
-
Many semipro athletes compete in local leagues.
-
He joined a semipro soccer league to gain more experience before turning professional.
-
The semipro team won the championship last year.
-
Many amateur athletes aspire to reach the semipro level in their sport.
-
He plays for a semipro soccer team on the weekends while maintaining a regular job.
-
The competition featured both amateur and semipro participants, showcasing a range of skills.
How Professional
Surface Forms
semipro positive
Morphology
Etymology
Semipro comes from semi- meaning 'partly' and pro meaning 'professional', as in semicircle and professional. So a semipro team or activity is partly professional, with some pay or serious players but not at the full professional level.