proctor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.
Meanings
- (Canada, Philippines, US) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- (UK) An official at any of several older universities.
- (UK) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- (obsolete) One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
- A procurator or manager for another.
- A representative of the clergy in convocation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proctour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| proctors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
proctorling · proctorial · proctorship · proctorage · proctorise · proctress · tithe proctor · proproctor
Synonyms
Translations (21)
de Klausuraufsicht (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · ar مُرَاقِب (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · ru наблюда́тель (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · fi valvoja (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · ca supervisor (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · enm procutour (legal practitioner) · mi kaitiaki whakamātautau (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · enm procutour (UK university official) · enm procuratour (UK university official) · sv tentamensvakt (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · pl pracowniczka uniwersytecka (UK university official) · ca vigilant d'exàmens (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · pl osoba nadzorująca przebieg egzaminu (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · pt fiscal (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · pl prawniczka (legal practitioner) · enm procuratour (legal practitioner) · pl prawnik (legal practitioner) · es proctor (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · fa مراقب (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · fr surveillant (person who supervises students as they take an examination) · pl pracownik uniwersytecki (UK university official)