jackleg vs semiprofessional

jackleg

noun
  • An amateur; an untrained or incompetent person. 

  • A type of drill operated by means of compressed air. 

  • A shyster or con artist; a gambler who cheats; a generally dishonest or reprehensible person. 

adj
  • Dishonest, unscrupulous. 

  • Ineptly built or operated; makeshift. 

  • Amateur, untrained; incompetent. 

semiprofessional

noun
  • A semiprofessional person. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a semiprofession. 

  • Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis. 

  • Of close to professional standard; prosumer. 

How often have the words jackleg and semiprofessional occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )