a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
English History.
a person in charge of the kingdom during the sovereign's minority, incapacity, or absence.
(initial capital letter)Also called Lord Protector.the title of the head of the government during the period of the Protectorate, held by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell, his son (1658–59).
Origin of protector
1325–75; <Late Latin (see protect, -tor); replacing Middle English protectour<Middle French
Many of those men believe in largely traditional roles, where men are the protectors and breadwinners of the family, and women take more supporting and child-rearing roles.
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We see that the achievements obtained in the area of human rights are gradually being lost, that the State, far from being a protector and guarantor, is assuming a role of violator and of non-prevention or punishment of violence.
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The company agrees to pay the protector as long as their workers and projects aren’t attacked, and the protector won’t attack as long as they’re being paid.
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It aligns with her story that she is the protector of the city’s residential neighborhoods against change.
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“I recognized Dave Schultz as my protector,”' du Pont said in the March interview.
Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson), Family Matters Cop, father, and protector of Steve Urkel.
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As my mother, my protector, stayed with me for my ear operation when I was five, now I stay with Father.
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We stand by our responsibilities as a protector of human rights.
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The mother insisted that at her core Barnes was a protector.
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You need a protector who is not only wise and brave, and loyal to Albania, but loyal to you.
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Old Matt Rockwood, my friend and protector, the friend and protector of my childhood, was dead.
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The comparative failure of this, Cromwell's pet enterprise, was a bitter blow to the Protector.
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Was it not dangerous to remain much longer without an asylum and a protector?
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All were written after his accession to the throne , and were dedicated to his uncle, Protector Somerset.
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British Dictionary definitions for protector (1 of 2)
protector
/ (prəˈtɛktə) /
noun
a person or thing that protects
historya person who exercised royal authority during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the monarch
Derived forms of protector
protectoral, adjectiveprotectress, fem n
British Dictionary definitions for protector (2 of 2)
Protector
/ (prəˈtɛktə) /
noun
short for Lord Protector, the title borne by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell (1658–59) as heads of state during the period known as the Protectorate