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semi-professional

semi-professional adjective: playing for pay on a part-time basis.

Adjective

semi-professional (not comparable)

  1. playing for pay on a part-time basis
  2. composed of semi-professional players

Noun

semi-professional (plural semi-professionals)

  1. A semi-professional sportsman or athlete
  2. A person in a salaried job, usually not well paid, with some limited skilled or technical components.
    • They are often semi-professionals or lower-paid professionals living in cities or commuter towns.2026 May 9, Pat Kane, “SNP’s win keeps indy at the heart of Scottish politics”, in The National

Synonyms of semi-professional

Forms of semi-professional

Adjective
alternative formsemiprofessional
Noun
pluralsemi-professionals

Origin of semi-professional

From semi- + professional.

Questions about semi-professional

What does semi-professional mean?
Semi-professional means playing for pay on a part-time basis.
What part of speech is semi-professional?
Semi-professional can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semi-professional in the dictionary

  1. semi-postal stamp
  2. semi-postal stamps
  3. semi-precious
  4. semi-presidential
  5. semi-pro
  6. semi-professional
  7. semi-professionals
  8. semi-profile
  9. semi-proletariat
  10. semi-proletariats
  11. semi-pros

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