Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Taking part in a sport for pay but not on a full-time basis.
- adjective Composed of or engaged in by semiprofessional players.
- noun A semiprofessional player.
- noun One whose occupation or work has some of the characteristics of a profession or of a professional.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Paid as a professional but on a
part-time basis. - adjective Like a professional but not as skilled or experienced, more than an amateur but lower than a full professional in quality.
- noun A semiprofessional person.
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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Such "semiprofessional" gaming would still likely emerge at the player level, with player datamining "rating" games for competition, and agreeing among themselves what's fair and unfair within the league.
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LONDON mdash; David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON mdash; David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON mdash; David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead.
David Le Cluse, Cricket Scandal Centerpiece, Dead From Gunshot Wound AP 2010
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