(~s)
1.
A ~ is a ~fessional. (INFORMAL)
I have enjoyed playing with some of the top ~s from Europe and America.
? amateur
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ player is a ~fessional sportsman or woman. You can also use ~ to refer to sports that are played by ~fessional sportsmen or women. (AM)
...a former college and ~ basketball player...
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you are ~ a particular course of action or belief, you agree with it or support it. (mainly BRIT)
I’m one of the few that’s very ~ performance-related pay.
= for
? anti
PREP
4.
The ~s and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
Motherhood has both its ~s and cons.
PHRASE: PHR after v, oft PHR of -ing/n