protégé

[ proh-tuh-zhey, proh-tuh-zhey ]

noun

1. a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in their career or welfare.

protégé

/ ˈprəʊtɪˌʒeɪ /

noun

1. a person who is protected and aided by the patronage of another person

Word History and Origins

Origin of protégé¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French, noun use of past participle of protéger “to protect” from Latin prōtegere; protect

Word History and Origins

Origin of protégé¹

C18: from French protéger to protect

Example Sentences

Now breaking down game film from Michigan games on Sundays, Alford rarely gets to watch his protege for extended periods now.

From Los Angeles Times

Four people, including Wolfe and Anthony Gavin, a protégé of Reader's, were jailed in 1973.

From BBC

But he worked closely with Tanton’s protégé Roy Beck and attended national gatherings of Tanton-affiliated groups.

From Salon

Kolankiewicz took a job with Roy Beck, the Tanton protégé and former Washington editor of The Social Contract, who went on to found a slightly less strident “immigration reform” organization called NumbersUSA.

From Salon

Anduril founder and Peter Thiel protégé Palmer Luckey is leading a new defense tech boom in Southern California, backed by billions from his first company.

From Los Angeles Times