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      pro
      noun
      A professional sportsman.
      (colloquial) Professional.
      An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
      A person who supports a concept or principle.
      (slang) A prostitute.
      A surname from Spanish.
      (medicine) Initialism of patient-reported outcome.
      Initialism of pressure retarded osmosis.
      (UK, slang, archaic) A proproctor.
      (slang, historical) A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease.
      adjective
      Professional.
      Roots
      propro- · Latin · for, forward
      Synonyms for pro
      professionaladj
      Words related to pro
      subprofessionalsemipronsemiprofessionalnpreprofessionalamateurnprolinen

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