protector
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).
Origin of protector
1Other words from protector
- pro·tec·tor·al, adjective
- pro·tec·tor·less, adjective
- pro·tec·tor·ship, noun
- sub·pro·tec·tor, noun
- sub·pro·tec·tor·ship, noun
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How to use protector in a sentence
Many of those men believe in largely traditional roles, where men are the protectors and breadwinners of the family, and women take more supporting and child-rearing roles.
We see that the achievements obtained in the area of human rights are gradually being lost, that the State, far from being a protector and guarantor, is assuming a role of violator and of non-prevention or punishment of violence.
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When Your Safety Becomes My Danger (Ep. 432) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 24, 2020 | FreakonomicsIt aligns with her story that she is the protector of the city’s residential neighborhoods against change.
Politics Report: Bry vs. Transit | Andrew Keatts and Scott Lewis | August 29, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Too many people reverted to a childlike state, and they wanted a daddy-protector.
The U.S. Will Torture Again—and We’re All to Blame | Michael Tomasky | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“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.
Where Free Agent LeBron James Will Take His Talents Next | Robert Silverman | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the eyes of the bystanders, Haggard was evidently looked upon as the protector of beauty in distress.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsDeception does not suit the part of a protector, and, when one can do anything without question, where is the use of deception?
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingAt Cambridge we were within easy reach of the scenes of the protector's early life.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIt is a considerably larger town, but none of the buildings now standing has any connection with the life of the protector.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe friend and protector of the young Desplein, the future famous surgeon.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
British Dictionary definitions for protector (1 of 2)
/ (prəˈtɛktə) /
a person or thing that protects
history a person who exercised royal authority during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the monarch
Derived forms of protector
- protectoral, adjective
- protectress, fem n
British Dictionary definitions for Protector (2 of 2)
/ (prəˈtɛktə) /
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
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