Etymology

semi-professional

Today it means: playing for pay on a part-time basis Full definition →

English professional ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishprofessional
  6. English todaysemi-professional

From semi- + professional.

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