Difference between Semiprofessional and Semipro

SEMIPROFESSIONAL vs SEMIPRO: NOUN

A semiprofessional person.
One whose occupation or work has some of the characteristics of a profession or of a professional.
A semiprofessional player.
An athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis

Like a professional but not as skilled or experienced, more than an amateur but lower than a full professional in quality.
Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis.
Composed of or engaged in by semiprofessional players.
Taking part in a sport for pay but not on a full-time basis.

Intermural, Passionate, Proficient, Itinerant, Talented, Parttime, Avid, Skilled, Avocational, Pro, Nonprofessional, Freelance, Amateur, Professional, Semipro

Ultimate frisbee, Softball, Soccer, Batboy, Football, Midget, Roller derby, Tryout, Amateur, Aau, Peewee, Baseball, Minor league, Sandlot, Semiprofessional

Intermural, Passionate, Proficient, Itinerant, Talented, Parttime, Avid, Skilled, Avocational, Pro, Nonprofessional, Freelance, Amateur, Professional, Semipro

Gridiron, Hockey, Ultimate frisbee, Softball, Soccer, Football, Midget, Roller derby, Tryout, Amateur, Aau, Peewee, Baseball, Minor league, Semiprofessional

Fieldsdesigned primarily for college, semiprofessional, professional or national levels shall be considered Sports Class I, Sports Class IIor Sports Class IIIas defined by IESNA.
Early semiprofessional jubilee and gospel quartets in Birmingham, Alabama, were organized or composed of workers from various mine sites, industrial plants, and steel mills.
By calculation or osmosis, this unrad agglomeration of semiprofessional entertainers puts bells on the humorous humanism of ska twice removed.
The story begins almost a year earlier, when Nelson began dating Michael Hall, a 220-pound semiprofessional football player.
Before attending UCLA, Waldman was a staff sergeant in the Israeli Defense Force and a semiprofessional basketball player.
We pilot tested the survey with a small stadium that houses a semiprofessional baseball team.
Holly Green is the assistant editor of Paste Games and a reporter and semiprofessional photographer.
The women's domestic league, which is semiprofessional at best, needs a major boost.
There are several semiprofessional acting companies in Reykjavik and other towns.
Participating in any professional or semiprofessional organized sport.