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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024proc•tor /ˈprɑktɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one whose job is to keep watch over students during examinations.
v. - to supervise or monitor: [~ + object]to proctor the exam.[no object]to proctor during the exam.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024proc•tor (prok′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- an official charged with various duties, esp. with the maintenance of good order.
v.t., v.i. - to supervise or monitor.
- contracted variant of procurator 1350–1400; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proctor /ˈprɒktə/ n - a member of the teaching staff of any of certain universities having the duties of enforcing discipline
- (formerly) an agent, esp one engaged to conduct another's case in a court
- one of the elected representatives of the clergy in Convocation and the General Synod
Etymology: 14th Century: syncopated variant of procuratorproctorial /prɒkˈtɔːrɪəl/ adj |