semi-professionaln.adj.

Etymology: semi- prefix 1a(a), 1b(b)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-proˈfessional.

A. n.

One who receives payment for an occupation or activity but does not rely on it for subsistence.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > follower of occupation as profession > to earn money but not as livelihood

semi-professional1897

semi-pro1910

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > amateur or professional

varmint1812

shamateur1896

semi-professional1897

semi-pro1910

pro-am1951

1897 Sporting News (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Mar. 1 Doheny was only a semi-professional before he joined the New Yorks.

1971 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 11/2 From the beginning..semi-professionals and professionals swooped down on the city's many basements..where they offered new drama.

B. adj.

a. Designating a person or group receiving payment for an occupation or activity but not relying on it for subsistence.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] > trained in theoretic part of occupation > following occupation as livelihood > to earn money but not as livelihood

semi-professional1900

semi-pro1927

1900 G. Bell Let. 21 Mar. (1927) I. v. 70 He is a photographer, semi-professional.

1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing i. 8 Gaston..had become a semiprofessional dancer and near-gigolo.

1972 Daily Tel. 22 May 1/8 The Storm are a semi-professional group formed about nine months ago.

b. Applied to an organization, activity, etc., involving semi-professionals.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [adjective] > other types of company

capitalless1837

merged1839

multinational1854

co-op1872

acquiring1880

syndicated1889

trustified1890

bottom-heavy1895

prospectusless1898

wholly-owned1906

semi-pro1908

not-for-profit1913

blue chip1924

mature1928

geared1930

liquid1930

footloose1939

monoline1958

boutique1968

greenfield1969

me-too1976

semi-professional1976

demerged1980

unbundled1980

multidomestic1982

unorganized1986

1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 19/5 They would have to take drastic measures to keep the club within the semi-professional Magnet League any longer.

1978 Homes & Gardens Oct. 166 As each new instrument is made..it is tested in one of the semi-professional concerts given by the group.

2. Of or pertaining to an occupation considered intermediate in standing between a learned or skilled profession and a trade or handicraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > semi-

semi-professional1950

1950 T. H. Marshall Citizenship & Social Class 150 They [sc. techniques] lend themselves in the same way to the establishment of semi-professional associations.

1965 Word Study Oct. 3/1 I wonder, however, if most of us have not observed an equally wanton use of the word type among various professional and semiprofessional groups in our country.

3. Of equipment: of a kind or quality close to that appropriate for professional use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > professional

professional1851

pro1916

semi-professional1953

semi-pro1980

1953 E. T. Canby Home Mus. Syst. xiii. 229 The semi-professional machines come with two or three speeds.

1975 Gramophone Sept. 531/2 3M announced a new line..called the CTR series, featuring..a semi~professional 8-track recorder-player.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	semi-professional
释义	semi-professionaln.adj. Etymology: semi- prefix 1a(a), 1b(b)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-proˈfessional. A. n. One who receives payment for an occupation or activity but does not rely on it for subsistence. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > follower of occupation as profession > to earn money but not as livelihood semi-professional1897 semi-pro1910 society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > amateur or professional varmint1812 shamateur1896 semi-professional1897 semi-pro1910 pro-am1951 1897 Sporting News (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Mar. 1 Doheny was only a semi-professional before he joined the New Yorks. 1971 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 11/2 From the beginning..semi-professionals and professionals swooped down on the city's many basements..where they offered new drama. B. adj. 1. a. Designating a person or group receiving payment for an occupation or activity but not relying on it for subsistence. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] > trained in theoretic part of occupation > following occupation as livelihood > to earn money but not as livelihood semi-professional1900 semi-pro1927 1900 G. Bell Let. 21 Mar. (1927) I. v. 70 He is a photographer, semi-professional. 1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing i. 8 Gaston..had become a semiprofessional dancer and near-gigolo. 1972 Daily Tel. 22 May 1/8 The Storm are a semi-professional group formed about nine months ago. b. Applied to an organization, activity, etc., involving semi-professionals. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [adjective] > other types of company capitalless1837 merged1839 multinational1854 co-op1872 acquiring1880 syndicated1889 trustified1890 bottom-heavy1895 prospectusless1898 wholly-owned1906 semi-pro1908 not-for-profit1913 blue chip1924 mature1928 geared1930 liquid1930 footloose1939 monoline1958 boutique1968 greenfield1969 me-too1976 semi-professional1976 demerged1980 unbundled1980 multidomestic1982 unorganized1986 1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 19/5 They would have to take drastic measures to keep the club within the semi-professional Magnet League any longer. 1978 Homes & Gardens Oct. 166 As each new instrument is made..it is tested in one of the semi-professional concerts given by the group. 2. Of or pertaining to an occupation considered intermediate in standing between a learned or skilled profession and a trade or handicraft. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > semi- semi-professional1950 1950 T. H. Marshall Citizenship & Social Class 150 They [sc. techniques] lend themselves in the same way to the establishment of semi-professional associations. 1965 Word Study Oct. 3/1 I wonder, however, if most of us have not observed an equally wanton use of the word type among various professional and semiprofessional groups in our country. 3. Of equipment: of a kind or quality close to that appropriate for professional use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > professional professional1851 pro1916 semi-professional1953 semi-pro1980 1953 E. T. Canby Home Mus. Syst. xiii. 229 The semi-professional machines come with two or three speeds. 1975 Gramophone Sept. 531/2 3M announced a new line..called the CTR series, featuring..a semi~professional 8-track recorder-player. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.adj.1897
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