semipro

[adjective sem-ee-proh, sem-ahy-; noun sem-ee-proh, sem-ahy-]

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adjective, noun, plural sem·i·pros. Informal.

semiprofessional.

Origin of semipro

First recorded in 1910–15; semi- + pro²

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British Dictionary definitions for semipro

semipro

adjective, noun plural -pros

short for semiprofessional

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Examples from the Web for semipro

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Now and again, someone sees through the decorative math, but the semipro philosophizing just goes on and on.

Then there was the story of the semipro ball player who used cannabis for pain control.

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