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pro & P.R.O.:

(plural: ‘pros‘; and ‘PROs‘)

A.

pro =

a professional, i.e. a person skilled or experienced in some trade, profession or sports and works or plays the sports for money;

(mostly in British usage) a prostitute, i.e. a woman (or a man) who has sex for money;

{Note: ‘Pro’ is also used to mean a person or vote that is in one’s favour, e.g. ‘pro-democracy movement’ = a movement that is in favour of a government ruled by the elected representatives of the people; in this context, the opposite word in meaning is ‘anti’, e.g. ‘anti abortion protesters’ = people who are against the legalisation of abortion.}

e.g.

Mohammed Ali is one of the greatest pro boxers.  (i.e. he fought in boxing  competitions for money, not just for the sake of enjoyment; in this context, the opposite word in meaning is ‘amateur’, i.e., a person who takes up some activity for pleasure or recreation)

They need a pro to cap the leaking oil wells; not some novice who knows nothing. (i.e. some qualified and experienced engineer who is skilled in fixing leaking oil wells, but not some half-knowledged and inexperienced workman)

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B.

Apart from several other meanings/definitions…

P.R.O. =

(short form for ‘Public Relations Officer‘) = a qualified and efficient employee of an office, business, organisation, etc., who is responsible for maintaining good relations with the public, customers or clients, and, in some cases, looks after the publicity matters of the employer;

a press agent,

e.g.

Every major organisation employs at least one P.R.O. to keep itself in the good books of the public.

There are special institutions which train candidates in the duties and skill of a public relations officer.

 

 

 

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