protégée

American  

[proh-tuh-zhey, proh-tuh-zhey] / ˈproʊ təˌʒeɪ, ˌproʊ təˈʒeɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of protégée

1770–80; < French, feminine of protégé protégé ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now Tutberidze is back with her latest protégée.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Rachel makes his film, she’ll become a combo platter of his mother, his daughter, his protégée and his cash cow.

From Los Angeles Times

She was President Lula's political protegee, and succeeded him in 2011.

From BBC

Her protegee, Jordan Bardella, said if elected he would "fight the antisemitism that has been plaguing France since 7 October".

From BBC

“Black Barbie” looks at a Black toy company that produced multiracial dolls and a line within Mattel that was focused on stand-alone Black characters, created by Stacey McBride-Irby, a protégée of Perkins.

From New York Times

Related Words

• applicant
• buyer
• consumer
• patient
• patron
• shopper