English Explanatory Dictionary

protector

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
  2. A headmate who primarily fronts, or otherwise protects the system, in situations where the system is at risk of psychological harm.
  3. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
  4. One who prevents interference.
  5. A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
  6. One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
  7. A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈtɛktɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-protector.wav En-us-protector.ogg /pɹəˈtɛktə/

Word forms

protector protectors protectour

Etymology

From Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, protector and its etymon Latin prōtēctor, from prōtegō (“shield, protect”). By surface analysis, protect + -or. Displaced native Old English sċildend.

Synonyms

guard sentry advowrer

Related words

Lord Protector protect protection protectoral protectorate protectorship protectory protectress protectrice

Derived words

athletic protector cardioprotector chemoprotector cryoprotector earthquake protector edge protector geroprotector Hector protector hepatoprotector immunoprotector lord protector lyoprotector mattress protector nephroprotector neuroprotector osmoprotector personal protector photoprotector phytoprotector pocket protector protectorian protectorless protectorly punt protector radioprotector renoprotector screen protector sheet protector surge protector thermoprotector vasoprotector water protector

Translations

Arabic: حَامٍ Armenian: պահապան Azerbaijani: qoruyucu Azerbaijani: havadar Azerbaijani: himayədar Bengali: রক্ষী Bengali: মহাফেজ Bulgarian: защитник Catalan: protector Chamorro: a'adahi Czech: ochránce Danish: beskytter Dutch: beschermer Dutch: beschermheer Dutch: behoeder Faroese: verndari Finnish: suojelija French: protecteur French: gardien Galician: protector German: Beschützer Ancient Greek: προστάτης Hindi: रक्षक Hindi: अभिरक्षक Hindi: अभिभावक Irish: cosantóir Italian: protettore Italian: protettrice Central Kurdish: حافیز Central Kurdish: پاڕێزگار Northern Kurdish: parêzvan Latin: patrōnus Latin: patrōna Latin: prōtēctor Latin: prōtēctrīx Latin: tūtor Latin: fautor Latin: praeses Old Church Slavonic: параклитъ Old English: sċildend Portuguese: protetor Romanian: protector Romanian: protectoare Russian: защи́тник Russian: защи́тница Sanskrit: नाथ Scottish Gaelic: tèarmannair Sikkimese: མགོན Spanish: protector Spanish: protectora Spanish: valedor Swedish: beskyddare Swedish: protektor Turkish: hami Turkish: koruyucu Turkish: mevla Turkish: sahip Turkish: veli Ottoman Turkish: صاحب Ukrainian: захисник Ukrainian: захисниця Urdu: محافظ Welsh: amddiffynnwr
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