Semiprofessional

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A semiprofessional person.

    "A lot of cameras have optical zoom and high megapixel counts, but Sony ’s new Cyber-shot HX1 has a few features that might even appeal to semiprofessionals."

  2. 2
    an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a semiprofession. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of close to professional standard; prosumer. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
prosumerprosumersemipro

Example

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"A lot of cameras have optical zoom and high megapixel counts, but Sony ’s new Cyber-shot HX1 has a few features that might even appeal to semiprofessionals."

Etymology

From semi- + professional.

Related phrases

part time

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