protector
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'
[edit] Pronunciation
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- /prəˈtektə/
- enPR: prə-tĕk'tər
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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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someone who protects or guards
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a mechanism which is designed to protect
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'
[edit] Noun
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[edit] Synonyms
- behoeder m.
- beschermer m.
- beschermheer m.
- protecteur m. (close French cognate)
[edit] Derived terms
- lord-protector m.
- protectorschap n.
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[edit] Adjective
protector m. (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m. (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)
[edit] Noun
protector m. (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m. (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)
