Definition of "semiprofessional" []

• Taking part in a sport for pay but not on a full-time basis. (adjective)
• Composed of or engaged in by semiprofessional players. (adjective)
• A semiprofessional player. (noun)
• One whose occupation or work has some of the characteristics of a profession or of a professional. (noun)

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• "Such "semiprofessional" gaming would still likely emerge at the player level, with player datamining "rating" games for competition, and agreeing among themselves what's fair and unfair within the league."
• "LONDON — David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead."
• "LONDON mdash; David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead."