semi·pro·fes·sion·al
ˌse-mē-prə-ˈfe-sh(ə-)nəl 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: one who engages in an activity (such as a sport) semiprofessionally
1
: engaging in an activity for pay or gain but not as a full-time occupation
2
: engaged in by semiprofessional players
semiprofessional baseball
semiprofessionally
adverb
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Catherine Porter James Hill, New York Times, 25 July 2023
His father was a factory worker and a former semiprofessional baseball player and boxer.
—Dave Sheinin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2020
Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Born in Clinton, Okla., and raised in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, Keith worked as a roughneck in the oil fields, then played as a semiprofessional football player before kicking off his music career.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Challenging them is Mauritania — a team packed with young players, many of them semiprofessionals, wearing yellow and brown.
—Catherine Porter James Hill, New York Times, 25 July 2023
His father was a factory worker and a former semiprofessional baseball player and boxer.
—Dave Sheinin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2020
Adjective
His father, Quincy Jones Sr., was a semiprofessional baseball player and a carpenter.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Born in Clinton, Okla., and raised in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, Keith worked as a roughneck in the oil fields, then played as a semiprofessional football player before kicking off his music career.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Semiprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiprofessional. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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