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

• proctorial, adjective
• procˈtorially, adverb

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

The company has also partnered with organizations like Mercedes-Benz, Proctor & Gamble and NASA, which want to use Twelve’s carbon transformation technology to reduce emissions by making products and fuels that are normally made from petroleum.

From Popular-Science

Each traveler could take the test along with a telehealth proctor daily for 5 days, with reported results.

From Time

Proctor & Gamble, HP and Salesforce joined Monday, while Microsoft and Unilever signed on last December.

From Washington Post

Later, scrutiny of the written portion of the contest revealed that a proctor had offered the wrong definition of the word “capitol.”

From Time

Accenture employees can pay $5 an hour—the company covers 75% of the cost—for their children to follow remote learning curriculums in a small group supervised by a proctor.

From Fortune

“Blackness is another issue entirely apart from class in America,” Proctor said.

From The Daily Beast

His ex-wife and high school sweetheart, Evelyn, told the Associated Press that Proctor was “a very loving, caring, gentle person.”

From The Daily Beast

Standardized Testing Proctor on The Simpsons January 13, 2013.

From The Daily Beast

Harper guest-stars on The Simpsons as a standardized testing proctor.

From The Daily Beast

Here she is being promoted on Twitter by Proctor & Gamble, one of her many sponsors.

From The Daily Beast

For all the effort General Proctor made to prevent it, a terrible massacre might have followed this victory.

From Project Gutenberg

On discovering that General Proctor was present, Tecumseh demanded impatiently why he had not interfered to prevent the massacre.

From Project Gutenberg

Harrison was advancing with a land force to take these towns and General Proctor was eager to get out of his way.

From Project Gutenberg

A runner has just come in from the General warning me Proctor and Tecumsch are turning their attention this way.

From Project Gutenberg

"Fleming Proctor shot himself last night," she announced, calmly.

From Project Gutenberg