pro ‧ noun /ˈprəʊnaʊn $ ˈproʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: pro- + noun , on the model of Latin pronomen 'pronoun' , from nomen 'name' ]
a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, such as ‘he’ instead of ‘Peter’ or ‘the man’
⇨ ↑ demonstrative pronoun , ↑ personal pronoun