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semiprofessional

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semiprofessional /ˌsɛmiprəˈfɛʃənəl/ adjective
semiprofessional
/ˌsɛmiprəˈfɛʃənəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of SEMIPROFESSIONAL
always used before a noun
: paid to participate in a sport or activity but not doing it as a full-time job半职业的
: involving semiprofessional athletes半职业选手的

— semiprofessional

noun, plural semiprofessionals [count]

semiprofessional

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noun

semi·​pro·​fes·​sion·​al ˌse-mē-prə-ˈfesh-nəl How to pronounce semiprofessional (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-,
-ˈfe-shə-nᵊl
: one who engages in an activity (such as a sport) semiprofessionally

semiprofessional

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adjective

1
: engaging in an activity for pay or gain but not as a full-time occupation
2
: engaged in by semiprofessional players
semiprofessional baseball
semiprofessionally adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
His father was a factory worker and a former semiprofessional baseball player and boxer. Dave Sheinin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2020 After the first two seasons of existence, PGSL got a huge boost in 1969 when Janet Ibach, a former semiprofessional softball player, offered a more long-range outlook for the league. Pomerado News, 19 July 2017 The 28 male and eight female competitors were mostly semiprofessionals from Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Russia and France. JerÉ Longman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2016
Adjective
Fenn estimates that at least 30,000 people have looked for the chest, and searchers range from weekend enthusiasts to semiprofessional hunters to unrepentant fanatics. Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2015 Less than a decade ago, Rangers was reduced to playing in Scotland’s semiprofessional fourth tier as a punishment for years of financial mismanagement and chicanery. New York Times, 18 May 2022 The fitness buff and semiprofessional soccer player is trying to create a new life with her 40-year-old boyfriend, Naked. ELLE, 19 Mar. 2022 The 20-year-old had left their home in Melbourne nine months earlier to play semiprofessional rugby on the opposite side of the country in Perth. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 Most of us are just avid home bakers, but one of our members was actually a semiprofessional. Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Mar. 2022 After playing for the Garvey Stars, Villa would go on to be recruited at just 14 years old by the semiprofessional Orange Lionettes in Southern California, before she was signed to play in the AAGPBL. Gracie Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2021 Options were bleak: Latch on with a semiprofessional or independent league, or give up their big-league dream altogether. Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 June 2021 Right now, amateur or semiprofessional shows prevail, as Actors Equity union guidelines are still too stringent for many professional theaters to handle. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1861, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of semiprofessional was in 1861

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