semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌse-mē-ˈprī-vət 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
variants
or semi-private
1
a
: having some private and some public features
a semiprivate company
b
: private with some availability to the public
a semiprivate golf course
c
: providing some but not complete privacy
a semiprivate cubicle
2
a
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
b
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private sense 1e
Examples of semiprivate in a Sentence
a semiprivate room in a hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
The semiprivate carrier once operated out of a private terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but relocated to Scottsdale Airport in January 2024 for a variety of reasons.
—
Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Telegram and Discord have distinct positions in the internet’s child exploitation ecosystem, offering semiprivate and private venues for people looking to sell or buy child exploitation material.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 18 June 2025
These were meetings of twenty-five or so women, each of whom paid the substantial sum of ten dollars to hear Fuller exercise her verbal brilliance in the course of a thirteen-week-long series, in semiprivate settings.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Published on March 20, 2025 Photo : Jon Nissenbaum
Photo : Jon Nissenbaum
The semiprivate elevator landing.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
Insurers paused writing of new policies or told people their plans wouldn't be renewed; and increasing numbers of people had to resort to California's FAIR Plan, a semiprivate insurance plan of last resort, which has considerably higher premiums and less coverage than traditional plans.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Future of semiprivate flying:New bill in Congress could affect JSX flights
Is November a cheap month to fly?
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
There would follow promiscuous interventions to strengthen the public sector’s dominance of what would become only a semiprivate sector.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Telegram and Discord have distinct positions in the internet’s child exploitation ecosystem, offering semiprivate and private venues for people looking to sell or buy child exploitation material.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 18 June 2025
These were meetings of twenty-five or so women, each of whom paid the substantial sum of ten dollars to hear Fuller exercise her verbal brilliance in the course of a thirteen-week-long series, in semiprivate settings.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Published on March 20, 2025 Photo : Jon Nissenbaum
Photo : Jon Nissenbaum
The semiprivate elevator landing.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
Insurers paused writing of new policies or told people their plans wouldn't be renewed; and increasing numbers of people had to resort to California's FAIR Plan, a semiprivate insurance plan of last resort, which has considerably higher premiums and less coverage than traditional plans.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Future of semiprivate flying:New bill in Congress could affect JSX flights
Is November a cheap month to fly?
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
There would follow promiscuous interventions to strengthen the public sector’s dominance of what would become only a semiprivate sector.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Cite this Entry
“Semiprivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiprivate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌsem-i-ˈprī-vət
ˌsem-ˌī-
: shared with one other or a few others
a semiprivate hospital room
Medical Definition
semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
-ˈprī-vət
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
also
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private
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