pro-am
[proh-am]
- including both professionals and amateurs.
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- any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
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Origin of pro-am
1945–50; pro(fessional)-am(ateur)
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pro-am
- (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional and amateur players
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- a sporting tournament involving both professional and amateur players
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Word Origin and History for pro-am
adj.
"including professional and amateur players," 1949.
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