semipro
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of semipro
Example Sentences
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Vestberg, who played semipro handball, is Swedish and fluent in several languages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
His father, Harry, a bank teller, played semipro football on weekends, an inspiration to young Pete with his intensity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Patrick Esume, a former coach and now the commissioner of the semipro European League of Football, warmed up the audience before leading them in a countdown: “Drei, zwei, eins, Football Bromance!”
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Klecko went from working at a trucking company and making a semipro team as an unpaid player with a fake name to earning a scholarship to play at Temple.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Margot Keenan was tall and long limbed and was a semipro tennis player for a while after college before going to work for some big-deal sportswear manufacturer.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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