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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•tec•tor /prəˈtɛktɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person that guards or protects someone or something from harm.
a device that protects someone from injury:A baseball catcher wears a chest protector. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•tec•tor (prə tek′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that protects;
defender;
guardian. - World History[Eng. Hist.]
- a person in charge of the kingdom during the sovereign's minority, incapacity, or absence.
- (cap.) 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).
- Middle French
- Late Latin (see protect, -tor); replacing Middle English protectour
- 1325–75
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