pro-celebadj.
/ˌprəʊsᵻˈlɛb/, /ˌprəʊsəˈlɛb/, U.S. /ˌproʊsəˈlɛb/ colloquial.
= pro-celebrity adj.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > [adjective]
amateur1789
pro-amateur1886
sand lot1890
pro-am1937
non-contact1942
pro-celebrity1952
pro-celeb1953
reserve2001
1953 Mansfield (Ohio) News Jrnl. 14 May 30/2 Turnesa teamed with socialite George Kent to win the pro-celeb event.
1973 Van Nuys (Calif.) 23 Jan. 2 b/6 The first hour of the television coverage will be devoted to the pro-celeb competition.
2005 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 38 Chris, now 50, still plays regularly on the pro-celeb circuit and raises money for her favourite charities.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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