Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Semiprofessional.
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- adjective slang
Semiprofessional . - noun slang
Semiprofessional .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
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Examples
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Several of the short stories were published in semipro and pro markets, and one of the novels got me an agent.
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But more than the first game I saw at Ebbets Field, I somehow remember what was called semipro baseball games that my dad used to take me to.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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But more than the first game I saw at Ebbets Field, I somehow remember what was called semipro baseball games that my dad used to take me to.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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But more than the first game I saw at Ebbets Field, I somehow remember what was called semipro baseball games that my dad used to take me to.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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In the South’s strata of black baseball, community teams like the Fair-field Gray Sox were sometimes called semipro, even though compensation wasn’t offered.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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I also remember Aboriginal SF, which was what you'd call a semipro zine.
Short fiction markets marshallpayne1 2009
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Both my grandfathers played baseball at a high amateur or "semipro" level.
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Both my grandfathers played baseball at a high amateur or "semipro" level.
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Away from work, Mr. Nesbitt, a semipro hockey player, shifted at 40 to polo at a friend's suggestion.
Minus Pony, Hotelier Fends Off Wily Rival Kris Hudson 2011
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A national nonprofit program launched in 2003 by Oprah chef Art Smith, Common Threads pairs kids from Title 1 schools with fancy pro chefs like Jamie Oliver and James Beard Award-winning Bernstein and semipro-to-impassioned-amateur cooks like me.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Discovering Common Threads Ellen Kanner 2010
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