Pro vs. Rookie — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pro and Rookie
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Definitions
Pro➦
A professional, especially in sport
A tennis pro
Rookie➦
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a rookie is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
Pro➦
A prostitute.
Rookie➦
A new recruit, especially in the army or police
A rookie cop
Pro➦
An advantage or argument in favour of something
The pros and cons of share ownership
Rookie➦
An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.
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Pro➦
(of a person or an event) professional
A pro golfer
Rookie➦
An inexperienced person; a novice.
Pro➦
In favour of
They were pro the virtues of individualism
Rookie➦
(Sports) A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
Pro➦
In favour of
They were pro the virtues of individualism
Rookie➦
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
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Pro➦
An argument or consideration in favor of something
Weighing the pros and cons.
Rookie➦
A novice.
Pro➦
One who supports a proposal or takes the affirmative side in a debate.
Rookie➦
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
Pro➦
A professional, especially in sports.
Rookie➦
(British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
Pro➦
An expert in a field of endeavor.
Rookie➦
Non-professional; amateur
The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.
The rookiest of rookie mistakes
Pro➦
In favor; affirmatively
Arguing pro and con.
Rookie➦
An awkward and inexperienced youth
Pro➦
Affirmative; supporting
A pro vote.
Pro➦
Professional
Pro football.
Pro➦
An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
What are the pros and cons of buying a car?
Pro➦
A person who supports a concept or principle.
Pro➦
A professional sportsman.
Pro➦
(colloquial) Professional.
When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.
Pro➦
(slang) A prostitute.
Pro➦
A proproctor.
Pro➦
A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease.
Pro➦
In favor of.
He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.
Pro➦
Professional.
He landed a pro mentorship gig.
Pro➦
A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
Pro➦
For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; - in contrast with con.
Pro➦
An athlete who plays for pay
Pro➦
An argument in favor of a proposal
Pro➦
In favor of (an action or proposal etc.);
A pro vote
Pro➦
On the affirmative side
