protector
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- /prəˈtektə/
- enPR: prə-tĕk'tər
[edit] Noun
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protector (plural protectors)
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
- A 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] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
protector m. (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras)
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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)

