a person who works as a professional, especially in a sport 从事某职业的人;职业运动员;职业选手;老手 a golf pro 职业高尔夫球选手 He handled the situation like an old pro (= somebody who has a lot of experience). 他像行家一般处理了这一局面。 She’s a real pro. 她是个真正的专家。
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’.