protector

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• /prəˈtektə/
• enPR: prə-tĕk'tər

[edit] Noun

protector (plural protectors)

1. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
2. A 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• guard
• sentry

[edit] Related terms

protect protection protectoral protectorate

protectorship protectory protectrice Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

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

or

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

1. protective

[edit] Noun

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

or

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

1. protector

[edit] Related terms

protección protectorado protectoría

protectorio proteger