Cr0-Magnon

Congratulations. Still not being paid to actually play airsoft though are they.

Definitions are definitions and you my friend by definition are a pro.

They get paid a pot and sponsors give them stuff they would otherwise pay money for as well as affiliate schemes for sales via their discount codes and they create other revenue streams from streaming, blogging, twitch etc etc just like so called pro video gamers.

The joy of language is that you can so-call something until accepted usage changes.

However, I'd stick to the position that if you're not paying your mortgage and utility bills from the income from a hobby, then it's not a "profession".  Banks and gas companies don't accept patches as payment.