semiprofessional

English

Adjective

semiprofessional (not comparable)

1. Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis.
2. Like a professional but not as skilled or experienced, more than an amateur but lower than a full professional in quality.

Noun

semiprofessional (plural semiprofessionals)

1. A semiprofessional person.
   • 2009 March 12, John Biggs, “Get the Big Picture, or Focus on One Face”, New York Times:

     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.