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[ proh-tuh-zhey, proh-tuh-zhey ] / ˈproʊ təˌʒeɪ, ˌproʊ təˈʒeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR protégée ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna woman under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in her career or welfare. Origin of protégée1770–80; <French, feminine of protégé protégé Words nearby protégéeprotector, protectorate, protectory, protectress, protégé, protégée, protei, proteid, protein, proteinase, protein-bound iodine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protégéeI shall employ it now, for my protegee, Miss Trant, will be my only manager. A Crooked Path|Mrs. Alexander Her first protegee married well, under her auspices, and from henceforth her house was rarely empty. A Crooked Path|Mrs. Alexander In Trumet she had made Mrs. Dott her protegee because it was her nature to patronize, and Serena had not resented the patronage. Cap'n Dan's Daughter|Joseph C. Lincoln A sweet young girl, Olivia's protegee, completes the very limited dramatis person. Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott
Words related to protégéecare, patient, shopper, patron, applicant, buyer, consumer, keeping, safekeeping, protection, dependent, orphan, pensioner, charge, client, pupil, child, trust, minor, guardianship |