pro-am
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pro-am /ˌprəʊ ˈæm◂ $ ˌproʊ-/ noun [countable] DSa competition, especially in golf, for professionals (=people who play for money) and amateurs (=people who play just for pleasure) 职业选手和业余选手混合赛〔尤指高尔夫球赛〕 —pro-am adjective
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pro-am• Missed more two-footers than Ray Charles at a celebrity pro-am golf tournament.• Add sponsors' bonuses, company days, pro-ams and the figure exceeds £150,000.• Jack Lemmon, his longtime amateur partner, will be absent after 23 consecutive unsuccessful attempts to make the pro-am cut.• Jack had had a good to middling season and with pro-ams and the occasional exhibition match I had earned nearly £8000.Origin pro-am (1900-2000) pro + am (from amateur)pro-am nounChinese
(=people Corpus golf, in professionals a for who especially competition,
pro-am
pro-am /ˌprəʊ ˈæm◂ $ ˌproʊ-/
noun [countable]
—pro-am adjective
pro-am /ˌprəʊ ˈæm◂ $ ˌproʊ-/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: pro + am (from amateur)
a competition, especially in golf, for professionals (=people who play for money) and amateurs (=people who play just for pleasure)Origin: pro + am (from amateur)
—pro-am adjective