- a person who works as a professional, especially in a sport
- a golf pro
- He handled the situation like an old pro (= somebody who has a lot of experience).
- She’s a real pro.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPro is used after these nouns:- tennis
- tour
Word Originnoun mid 19th cent.: abbreviation. late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, literally ‘for, on behalf of’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See pro in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe pros and cons
- the advantages and disadvantages of something
- We weighed up the pros and cons.
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