variants or less commonly all-pro
US
: chosen as one of the best players within a league
used chiefly in the National Football League
an All-Pro wide receiver
All-Pro noun
or less commonly all-pro

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In all likelihood, Horn will likely again be a Pro Bowler this season and may even vie for an All-Pro selection if his impressive play continues. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Brown spent 12 years in the NFL and was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay, including a Super Bowl championship with quarterback Tom Brady. CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 Brown played in the NFL for 12 seasons and was selected to seven Pro Bowls while being named an All-Pro four times. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Bob Trumpy, who died this week at the age of 80, was an All-Pro tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals, then took his booming voice and blunt opinions into broadcasting. Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for All-Pro

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of All-Pro was in 1922

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“All-Pro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/All-Pro. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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