protector

English

Alternative forms

• protectour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'

Pronunciation

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• /prəˈtektə/
• enPR: prə-tĕk'tər

Noun

protector (plural protectors)

1. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
2. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
3. One who prevents interference.
4. A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

   I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change. –Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Synonyms

• guard
• sentry

Related terms

• protect
• protection
• protectoral
• protectorate
• protectress

• protectorship
• protectory
• protectrice
• Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)

Translations

someone who protects or guards

• Armenian: պահապան (hy) (pahapan)
• Chamorro: a'adahi (ch)
• Dutch: beschermer (nl) m, beschermheer (nl) m, behoeder (nl) m
• Finnish: suojelija (fi)
• French: protecteur (fr) m, guardien (fr) m
• German: Beschützer (de) m
• Irish: cosantóir (ga) m
• Italian: protettore (it) m, protettrice (it) f

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: حافیز, پاڕێزگار

• Latin: patronus (la) m, patrona (la) f, protector (la) m, protectrix (la) f
• Romanian: protector (ro) m and n, protectoare (ro) f
• Spanish: protector (es) m, protectora (es) f
• Turkish: hamiī (tr), koruyucu (tr), mevla (tr), sahip (tr), veli (tr)

a mechanism which is designed to protect

• Finnish: suoja, suojamekanismi
• French: protecteur (fr)

• Romanian: protector (ro) m and n, protectoare (ro) f

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'

Noun

protector m (plural protectoren, diminutive protectortje)

1. A protector, guardian, regent etc.
2. (rare) Title of certain orphanage governors

Synonyms

• behoeder m
• beschermer m
• beschermheer m
• protecteur m (close French cognate)

Derived terms

• lord-protector m
• protectorschap n

Related terms

• protectie
• protectoraat n

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Latin

Noun

prōtector (genitive prōtectōris); m, third declension

1. protector (all senses)
2. guardian; guard

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	prōtector	prōtectōrēs
genitive	prōtectōris	prōtectōrum
dative	prōtectōrī	prōtectōribus
accusative	prōtectōrem	prōtectōrēs
ablative	prōtectōre	prōtectōribus
vocative	prōtector	prōtectōrēs

Descendants

• Russian: протектор

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Spanish

Adjective

protector m (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)

1. protective

Noun

protector m (plural protectores, feminine singular protectora, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m (feminine protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)

1. A protector

Related terms

• protección
• protectorado
• protectoría

• protectorio
• proteger