Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-professional

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
semi-pro-fes-sion-al
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

playing for pay on a part-time basis

adj

composed of semi-professional players

noun

A semi-professional sportsman or athlete

noun

A person in a salaried job, usually not well paid, with some limited skilled or technical components.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English professional English semi-professional From semi- + professional.

Inflected Forms

semiprofessional (alternative) semi-professionals (plural)

Synonyms

semi-pro

Questions

What does semi-professional mean?
playing for pay on a part-time basis
Where does semi-professional come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English professional English semi-professional From semi- + professional.

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