WordCmp.com

professional vs semiprofessional

semiprofessional vs professional

professional and semiprofessional both are nouns.

professional is an adjective but semiprofessional is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
professional Yes Yes No No
semiprofessional Yes No No No
As nouns, semiprofessional is a hyponym of professional; that is, semiprofessional is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than professional:
  • professional: an athlete who plays for pay
  • semiprofessional: an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
Other hyponyms of professional include free agent, semipro.
professional (noun) semiprofessional (noun)
a person engaged in one of the learned professions an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
an athlete who plays for pay
professional (adjective) semiprofessional (adjective)
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
of or relating to a profession
of or relating to or suitable as a profession
engaged in by members of a profession
Difference between professional and semiprofessional

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.