semi-professional

adjective

playing for pay on a part-time basis

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OriginEnglish professional ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemi-professional (not comparable)

alternative semiprofessional

  1. not comparableplaying for pay on a part-time basis
  2. not comparablecomposed of semi-professional players
nounsemi-professional (plural semi-professionals)

plural semi-professionals · alternative semiprofessional

  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 & antonyms

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Origin

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

From semi- + professional.

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Translations

Finnish puoliammattilainen
  • puoliammattilainensemi-professional (both senses)
Norwegian Bokmål halvprofesjonell
  • halvprofesjonellsemi-professional (both senses)
Polish półprofesjonalny
  • półprofesjonalnysemi-professional (both senses)
Cite this entry
APA

semi-professional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-professional

MLA

“semi-professional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-professional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-professional,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-professional.

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