semiprofessional
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4.7
- noun
- /ˌsɛmiprəˈfɛʃənl/
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semiprofesional
- He played as a semiprofessional soccer player, balancing his time between work and the team.
- semiprofessional and professional
- playing as a semiprofessional
- semiprofessional model
Examples
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For players caught between the semiprofessional and professional levels of the game, soccer is an uncertain lifestyle choice that constantly reminds us of its fleeting nature.
Blog text (26) -
Although they were drawn from all the social classes, they were predominantly from Social Class II and III, semiprofessional and skilled manual laborers.
Academic text (1992) -
They're semiprofessional cage fighters.
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He is also a semiprofessional goalkeeper for the Kitsap Pumas in Bremerton, Wash.
Blog text (26) -
They were semiprofessional, Western, classically trained singers (mean age = 23.10 years, SD = 2.183; range = 21-27 years old) studying at several music colleges in the United Kingdom.
Academic text (2012) -
The local community center is hosting a game featuring a semiprofessional basketball team this weekend.
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She joined a semiprofessional league that allowed her to continue playing tennis while studying at university.
Synonyms
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6.6
A person who plays a sport for money but not as a full-time professional
Antonyms
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
semiprofessional = professional (transparent) = semi + profession + al
Adding semi- to professional straightforwardly means 'partly professional' or 'part-time professional' with only a mild contextual specialization.
Etymology
Semiprofessional combines semi- meaning 'half', like in semicircle, and professional, so it describes someone who is partly a pro — they are 'paid' but 'part-time', not a full-time professional.