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protector
[ pruh-tek-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
- English History.
- a person in charge of the kingdom during the sovereign's minority, incapacity, or absence.
- (initial capital letter) Also called Lord Protector. the title of the head of the government during the period of the Protectorate, held by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell, his son (1658–59).
Protector
1/ prəˈtɛktə /
noun
- short for Lord Protector, the title borne by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell (1658–59) as heads of state during the period known as the Protectorate
protector
2/ prəˈtɛktə /
noun
- a person or thing that protects
- history a person who exercised royal authority during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the monarch
Derived Forms
- proˈtectress, noun:feminine
- proˈtectoral, adjective
Other Words From
- pro·tector·al adjective
- pro·tector·less adjective
- pro·tector·ship noun
- subpro·tector noun
- subpro·tector·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of protector1
Example Sentences
Too many people reverted to a childlike state, and they wanted a daddy-protector.
“I recognized Dave Schultz as my protector,”' du Pont said in the March interview.
The President as the ultimate sugar daddy, the ultimate protector with whom you can be as “behind a stone wall.”
I saw a faint, sweet glimmer of the ferocious protector he once was.
Adding a rim protector aside from the 36-year-old Birdman would certainly be nice too.
In the eyes of the bystanders, Haggard was evidently looked upon as the protector of beauty in distress.
Deception does not suit the part of a protector, and, when one can do anything without question, where is the use of deception?
At Cambridge we were within easy reach of the scenes of the Protector's early life.
It is a considerably larger town, but none of the buildings now standing has any connection with the life of the Protector.
The friend and protector of the young Desplein, the future famous surgeon.
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