pro-am adjective

/ˌprəʊˈæm/

/ˌproʊ-/ adj [before noun]

Definition

describes a competition in which the teams include professionals (= people who compete as a job) and amateurs (= people who compete for pleasure)

a pro-am golf competition

(Definition of pro-am adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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