protégé en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹoʊtəˌʒeɪ/ (US)
- /ˈpɹɒtəʒeɪ/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin prōtegerebor. French protéger French protégébor. English protégé Borrowed from French protégé, past participle of protéger (“to protect”).
Meanings
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A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).
His status as a protégé of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden.
While Yau was in China, he visited Xi-Ping Zhu, a protégé of his who was now chairman of the mathematics department at Sun Yat-sen University.
2006 August 28, Sylvia Nasar, David Gruber, “Manifold Destiny”, in The New Yorker:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protege | alternative | lexicographic | |
| protégés | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
apprentice · pupil · mentee
Translations (38)
fa شاگرد (person who is guided and supported) · pl protegowany (person who is guided and supported) · nl protegé (person who is guided and supported) · tl tagapagtanod (person who is guided and supported) · haw luhi (person who is guided and supported) · pt pupilo (person who is guided and supported) · ja 門徒 (person who is guided and supported) · sv protegé (person who is guided and supported) · cmn 門徒 /门徒 (person who is guided and supported) · el προστατευομένη (person who is guided and supported) · ar مَحْمِيّ (person who is guided and supported) · hu védenc (person who is guided and supported) · ja 子飼い (person who is guided and supported) · fr protégée (person who is guided and supported) · de Schützling (person who is guided and supported) · mi poipoinga (person who is guided and supported) · de Protegé (person who is guided and supported) · ar ربيب (person who is guided and supported) · ja プロテジェ (person who is guided and supported) · uk протеже́ (person who is guided and supported) · fi suojatti (person who is guided and supported) · ru протеже́ (person who is guided and supported) · az proteje (person who is guided and supported) · nl beschermeling (person who is guided and supported) · de Günstling (person who is guided and supported) · sv skyddsling (person who is guided and supported) · sh štićenik (person who is guided and supported) · mi paruhi (person who is guided and supported) · ja メンティー (person who is guided and supported) · tr çırak (person who is guided and supported) · el προστατευόμενος (person who is guided and supported) · pl protegowana (person who is guided and supported) · hu pártfogolt (person who is guided and supported) · da protegé (person who is guided and supported) · sh штићеник (person who is guided and supported) · de Mündel (person who is guided and supported) · mk пулен (person who is guided and supported) · fr protégé (person who is guided and supported)