protector
NounUS[pruh-tek-ter]/prəˈtɛktɚ/3 syllables
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Noun (1)protectors
- a person who cares for persons or propertySynonyms: defenderguardianshielderType of preserverKinds guard, champion, bodyguard, law officer, patron saint, foster-parent, custodian, firefighter, peacekeeper, admonisher +4 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pro·tect′or noun
Origin: L.: cf. F. protecteur.
1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
For the world's protector shall be known.— Edmund Waller
2. English history One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
Is it concluded he shall be protector !— William Shakespeare
3. Roman Catholic Church 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.
Lord Protector English history, the title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54