golf pro
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3.8
- noun
- /ɡɔlf proʊ/
- Informal
:
profesional de golf
- I took some lessons from a golf pro to improve my swing.
- hire a golf pro
- lesson with a golf pro
- become a golf pro
Examples
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The country club lost a lot of members, and they didn't need a golf pro anymore.
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The golf pro at the Falmouth Hills Country Club.
Fiction book (1994) -
Unless, of course, you happen to be a golf pro.
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The best advice I ever had from a golf pro was,
Fiction book (1990) -
I have a lesson with the golf pro today
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I'm a licensed golf pro.
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Well, I'm just a humble golf pro.
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Wanting to grow to be a decent golfer might possibly demand that you invest hours with a local golf pro.
Blog text (30) -
Most touring golf pros live in the income tax-free states of Texas or Florida.
Blog text (13) -
She had a boyfriend, a golf pro named Sherman, who had such a drinking habit that the army sent him home halfway through training.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who plays or teaches golf for money
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who earns a living by playing or teaching golf' is directly and compositionally derived from 'golf' (the sport) plus 'pro' (a professional person). This noun+noun combination follows a common, transparent pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Golf pro comes from the short word pro for a paid worker at a golf club, where skilled players were paid to teach or to play for money. That's why golf pro means 'a person who earns a living by playing or teaching golf'.