semiprofessional

See also: semi-professional

English

Alternative forms

• semi-professional

Etymology

From semi- +‎ professional.

Adjective

semiprofessional (not comparable)

1. Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis.
2. Of or pertaining to a semiprofession.
3. Of close to professional standard; prosumer.

Translations

semiprofessional — see semi-professional

Noun

semiprofessional (plural semiprofessionals)

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

     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.