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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Semiprofessional.

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  • adjective slang Semiprofessional.
  • noun slang Semiprofessional.

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  • noun an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis

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Examples

  • Several of the short stories were published in semipro and pro markets, and one of the novels got me an agent.

    “How did you learn to write?” « 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • I also remember Aboriginal SF, which was what you'd call a semipro zine.

    Short fiction markets marshallpayne1 2009

  • Both my grandfathers played baseball at a high amateur or "semipro" level.

    DailyHerald.com > News 2009

  • Both my grandfathers played baseball at a high amateur or "semipro" level.

    DailyHerald.com > News 2009

  • 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

  • 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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