semipro
/'semiprou/
Definition
- Noun:
- A semiprofessional athlete: A person who participates in a sport or athletic activity and receives payment for their performance, but not as a full-time, primary occupation. Their involvement is on a part-time basis.
Usage
- The term "semipro" is an informal shortening of "semiprofessional." It is most commonly used in North American English to describe athletes who compete at a level between amateur and fully professional.
- It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
Examples
- Noun:
- After college, he played as a semipro for a local football team while working a day job.
- The league is composed mostly of semipros who have other careers.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes be used attributively (like an adjective) before another noun to describe things related to semiprofessional athletes.
- He spent a few years in the semipro ranks before making it to the major league.
- They compete in a semipro hockey league.
Variants and Related Words
- Semiprofessional (adj & n): The full, more formal term.
- Adjective: a semiprofessional soccer player
- Noun: She transitioned from amateur to semiprofessional.
Synonyms
- Part-time professional
- Semi-professional athlete
Antonyms
- Amateur (an athlete who does not receive payment)
- Professional (an athlete for whom the sport is a full-time, primary career)
Noun
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an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
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