protector
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- protectour (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
protector (plural protectors)
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
- A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
- One who prevents interference.
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
- I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change. –Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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Translations [edit]
someone who protects or guards
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a mechanism which is designed to protect
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Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'
Noun [edit]
protector m (plural protectoren, diminutive protectortje)
Synonyms [edit]
- behoeder m
- beschermer m
- beschermheer m
- protecteur m (close French cognate)
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Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
prōtector (genitive prōtectōris); m, third declension
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Descendants [edit]
- Russian: протектор
Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
protector m (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)
Noun [edit]
protector m (plural protectores, feminine singular protectora, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)