proctor

[ prok-ter ]

noun

1. a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
2. an official charged with various duties, especially with the maintenance of good order.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to supervise or monitor.

proctor

/ prɒkˈtɔːrɪəl; ˈprɒktə /

noun

1. a member of the teaching staff of any of certain universities having the duties of enforcing discipline
2. (in a college or university) a supervisor or monitor who invigilates examinations, enforces discipline, etc
3. (formerly) an agent, esp one engaged to conduct another's case in a court
4. (formerly) an agent employed to collect tithes
5. Church of England one of the elected representatives of the clergy in Convocation and the General Synod

verb

1. tr to invigilate (an examination)

Derived Forms

• procˈtorially, adverb
• proctorial, adjective

Other Words From

• proc·to·ri·al [prok-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
• proc·to·ri·al·ly adverb
• proc·tor·ship noun
• sub·proc·tor noun
• sub·proc·to·ri·al adjective
• sub·proc·tor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctor¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; contracted variant of procurator

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctor¹

C14: syncopated variant of procurator

Example Sentences

Singer’s accomplice, Mark Riddell, would proctor the exam and correct their daughter’s answers after she finished the test.

From Los Angeles Times

Quiet descended as proctors distributed booklets for Round 1: nine Sudoku puzzles, with a 45-minute time limit.

From New York Times

For less money, he also arranged for their children to take standardized admission exams with proctors who were in his pocket and would either correct mistakes on the tests or simply take it for them.

From Los Angeles Times

An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune also admitted to paying Singer $100,000 to have a proctor correct her two daughters’ ACT exam answers.

From Seattle Times

The proctor administering an exam in his pre-calc class this spring leaned in and whispered, “What are you doing here?” as Beyer handed in his test.

From Washington Post