"pro-am" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pro-ams [plural]
Etymology: From a contraction of professional and amateur. Etymology templates: {{m|en|professional}} professional, {{m|en|amateur}} amateur Head templates: {{en-noun|head=pro-am}} pro-am (plural pro-ams)
  1. A competition in which both professional and amateur competitors participate.
    Sense id: en-pro-am-en-noun-UKa00yoS
  2. An amateur who engages in some activity at a professional or near-professional level of skill or competence.
    Sense id: en-pro-am-en-noun-EKSCtlAF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

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