protector

English

Alternative forms

• protectour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'

Pronunciation

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• /prəˈtektə/
• enPR: prə-tĕk'tər

Noun

protector (plural protectors)

1. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
2. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
3. One who prevents interference.
4. 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.

Synonyms

• guard
• sentry

Related terms

protect protection protectoral protectorate protectress

protectorship protectory protectrice Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)

Translations

someone who protects or guards

Armenian: պահապան (hy) (pahapan) Chamorro: a'adahi (ch) Dutch: beschermer m., beschermheer m., behoeder (nl) m. Finnish: suojelija (fi) French: protecteur m., guardien m. German: Beschützer m. Italian: protettore (it) m., protettrice (it) f. Kurdish: حافیز, پاڕێزگار

Latin: patronus (la) m., patrona (la) f., protector (la) m., protectrix (la) f. Romanian: protector (ro) m. and n., protectoare (ro) f., protectori (ro) m. pl., protectoare (ro) f. and n. pl. Spanish: protector (es) m., protectora (es) f. Turkish: hamiī (tr) (hāmī), koruyucu (tr), mevla (tr) (mevlā), sahip (tr) (sāhip), veli (tr) (velī)

a mechanism which is designed to protect

Finnish: suoja, suojamekanismi French: protecteur (fr)

Romanian: protector (ro) m. and n., protectoare (ro) f. and n. pl.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'

Noun

protector m. (plural protectoren, diminutive protectortje)

1. A protector, guardian, regent etc.
2. (rare) Title of certain orphanage governors

Synonyms

• behoeder m.
• beschermer m.
• beschermheer m.
• protecteur m. (close French cognate)

Derived terms

• lord-protector m.
• protectorschap n.

Related terms

• protectie
• protectoraat n.

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Latin

Noun

prōtector (genitive prōtectōris); m, third declension

1. protector (all senses)
2. guardian; guard

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	prōtector	prōtectōrēs
genitive	prōtectōris	prōtectōrum
dative	prōtectōrī	prōtectōribus
accusative	prōtectōrem	prōtectōrēs
ablative	prōtectōre	prōtectōribus
vocative	prōtector	prōtectōrēs

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Spanish

Adjective

protector m. (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m. (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)

1. protective

Noun

protector m. (plural protectores, feminine singular protectora, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m. (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)

1. A protector

Related terms

protección protectorado protectoría

protectorio proteger